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Svalbard Lost 1% of Its Ice in the Summer of 2024, More than Any Year on Record
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Svalbard lost 1% of its ice in the summer of 2024, more than any year on record
Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago that is technically a part of Norway, lies about halfway between the northernmost part of Norway and the North Pole. Currently, about 60% of Svalbard's surface is covered in glaciers, but these glaciers are melting rapidly. During the summer of 2024, Svalbard experienced a record-breaking heat wave that melted more of its glaciers than ever before.
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsUnprecedented Arctic heatwave melted 1 per cent of Svalbard's ice
A six-week period of extraordinary heat in 2024 melted 62 gigatonnes of ice on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, obliterating all previous melt records
Melting on The Arctic’s Svalbard Islands Shows the Climate Future Is Now
The rapid disintegration of glaciers on the islands north of Norway foreshadows a catastrophic future for the Arctic, scientists warn. By Bob Berwyn A new study released this week presents the record ice melt on the Svalbard islands in summer 2024 as a glimpse into a future where other Arctic ice masses, including those on Greenland, could melt faster than currently anticipated.
Over 60 billion tons of ice melted in Svalbard last summer, according to researchers. It was a new record and enough to cover the city of Oslo with 130 meters of water.
In the summer of 2024, the Svalbard Archipelago, in the Arctic, experienced six weeks of unprecedented heat. Result: 62 gigatons of ice melted, almost twice as much as the previous record. This accelerated melting already contributes to the rise of the sea level and illustrates the increasing impact...
In a particularly hot six-week summer, the glaciers in the Norwegian archipelago lost 1% of their total mass, according to a study, an event that could have consequences far beyond the local level.
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