Longyearbyen, Norway Tap Water Declared Undrinkable Due to Thawing Permafrost
Residents of Longyearbyen on Svalbard were told not to drink tap water after heavy metal contamination, which scientists link to permafrost thawing from Arctic warming, was detected.
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| Oct 20, 11:00 PM | theguardian.com | This Norwegian village is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth. How can its people save it? |
| Oct 19, 1:15 PM | gizmodo.com | This Town Was Already in Crisis. Then Rapid Arctic Melting Starting Making Its Tap Water Undrinkable |
| Oct 18, 10:00 PM | theguardian.com | Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals |