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Svalbard could warm as much as 10 degrees C by century’s end

The dramatic warming means the threat of landslides, floods, permafrost thaw and coastal erosion will increase.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer February 5, 2019
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A new grim climate report outlines how thawing permafrost combined with more heavy rainfall will trigger landslides and coastal erosion in Svalbard, Norway’s Arctic archipelago.

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