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Extreme rain over Svalbard is caused by less sea ice

Recent extreme precipitation over Svalbard is linked with declining sea ice in the Greenland Sea, a new study finds.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer October 4, 2022
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Three highly unusual events in the course of the last 10 years made climate scientists ask why extreme rain seems to become more frequent at Svalbard, the relatively dry archipelago in the Norwegian Arctic.

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