Title: Disney To Make Climate Change Film On Svalbard This Spring
Headings: Disney To Make Climate Change Film On Svalbard This Spring
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Content: Svalbard and climate change
Svalbard is one of the world’s regions most severely impacted by climate change to date. The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research states that Svalbard has experienced a change in average temperature of +4 ° C (+7.2 ° F) since 1971. Even more alarming is the change in average winter temperature of +7.3 ° C (+13.1 ° F) during the same period. Such increases are not expected to be seen in other parts of the world for many decades. In the Climate in Svalbard 2100 report commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency paints a grim picture of the archipelago’s future should trends continue. The loss of glaciers will fundamentally change the landscape and lead to global sea-level rise. Annual rainfall will drastically increase as will the intensity of rainstorms, contributing to an increase in all types of landslides and avalanches. The threat to wildlife of such sudden change is severe. While the future appears bleak, some of these issues are already being seen on the archipelago. Avalanches and evacuations due to avalanche warnings are now much more commonplace.