Summer Heat Wave Hits Svalbard Archipelago, Far North Of The Arctic Circle

LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY - JULY 30: Crosses at the Longyearbyen cemetery, which includes victims of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, stand during a summer heat wave on Svalbard archipelago on July 30, 2020 in Longyearbyen, Norway. Town authorities are considering moving the cemetery due to the increasing threat of landslides and avalanches created by the thawing permafrost in the summer and freezing rain in the winter. Svalbard archipelago, which lies approximately 1,200km north of the Arctic Circle, is currently experiencing a summer heat wave that set a new record in Longyearbyen on July 25 with a high of 21.7 degrees Celsius. Global warming is having a dramatic impact on Svalbard that, according to Norwegian meteorological data, includes a rise in average winter temperatures of 10 degrees Celsius over the past 30 years, creating disruptions to the entire local ecosystem. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY - JULY 30: Crosses at the Longyearbyen cemetery, which includes victims of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, stand during a summer heat wave on Svalbard archipelago on July 30, 2020 in Longyearbyen, Norway. Town authorities are considering moving the cemetery due to the increasing threat of landslides and avalanches created by the thawing permafrost in the summer and freezing rain in the winter. Svalbard archipelago, which lies approximately 1,200km north of the Arctic Circle, is currently experiencing a summer heat wave that set a new record in Longyearbyen on July 25 with a high of 21.7 degrees Celsius. Global warming is having a dramatic impact on Svalbard that, according to Norwegian meteorological data, includes a rise in average winter temperatures of 10 degrees Celsius over the past 30 years, creating disruptions to the entire local ecosystem. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Summer Heat Wave Hits Svalbard Archipelago, Far North Of The Arctic Circle
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