Eva Premk Bogataj

The Vajont disaster was not a failure of concrete, but of judgement. A long-read essay on the 1963 catastrophe, Tina Merlin, Monte Toc, the failed model, and the fatal gap between knowledge and decision.

Der Klopeiner See hat den ökologischen Kollaps der 1970er Jahre bereits einmal überstanden — durch technische Meisterleistung. Heute steht er vor einer neuen Schwelle, die sich nicht mehr mit Ingenieurskunst allein bewältigen lässt.

Lake Bohinj is no longer in equilibrium. Modern research confirms that warmer water acts as a catalyst: every kilogram of nutrient runoff today triggers a significantly more intense biological reaction than it did decades ago. In the face of climate change and sensitive karst geology, "protected status" on paper is no longer enough. This article explores why the lake does not recognize political sectors—only nutrient inputs—and why we must mov