The Norwegian Arctic archipelago, Svalbard, broke the absolute record yesterday with a measured temperature of 21.7 degrees Celsius, according to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
At 21.7 degrees Celsius at 6 pm local time near the town of Longyearbyen, the archipelago had the warmest day in history since temperature measurements began in the area.
The group of islands, known as the Spitzberg, are located 1,000 miles [1,000 km] from the North Pole.
In July, the warmest month in the Arctic, temperatures in Svalbard range between 5 and 8 degrees.
Scientists say the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
Svalbard is known for its polar bears, but there is also a coal mine in that archipelago, which is the energy that emits the most greenhouse gases.
In Svalbard, there is also the "Noah's Ark" with seeds for the future in the event of a cataclysm, founded in 2008.
Maybe you want to read about How to update Google Chrome? Are you using the latest version?
No comments:
Post a Comment