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New Svalbard study: ‘We are playing with fire. It highlights the urgency for action’

By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Barents Observer February 19, 2025

Dr Gabrielle Kleber assesses the meltwater streams on the surface of the Vallåkrabreen glacier on Svalbard Photo: Leonard Magerl

Scientists in Norway have observed for the first time that meltwater from glaciers on Svalbard is helping to release ancient methane deep in the rocks into the atmosphere, Centre for ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate (iC3) reported.

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