Arctic Warming Leaves Norwegian City without Drinking Tap Water
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The residents of Longyearbyen, in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, were warned not to consume water from the tap, after the analyses identified high concentrations of manganese, but also other substances. The problem is associated with the thawing of permafrost, which favors the release of metals from rocks into water sources, reports The Guardian.
Thawing permafrost releases heavy metals into Longyearbyen water, where drinking ban remains in effect
This is a first example of how climate change can affect fresh water, for example in northern Canada and Alaska The post Climate crisis: When climate "poisons" the tap - The town in Norway that ran out of drinking water appeared first on in.gr.
Sounding the alarm in Longyearbyen: Drinking water contaminated by thawed permafrost.
Residents of a remote town in Norway, located in one of the fastest-warming places in the world, have been told that...
The residents of a city in Norway, located in one of the fastest-heating regions on the planet, were warned not to consume water from the tap after careful analysis. The situation appeared in Longyearbyen, a locality with about 2,600 inhabitants of the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, located at about 1,300 [...]
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