My world is melting : living with climate change in Svalbard
Line Nagell Ylvisåker
Bok Engelsk 2022
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Omfang | 187 sider
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Opplysninger | In 2015, an avalanche thundered down from the mountain Sukkertoppen and hit 11 houses in Longyearbyen. A two-year-old girl and a young father died. There were landslides, and houses were evacuated. Line Nagell Ylvisåker had built a life in Longyearbyen. Suddenly she became uneasy. What was happening to her beloved Svalbard? A climate scientist warned the archipelago would get several degrees warmer. Line started to investigate, and even met a meteorologist who was buried in the snow masses. She talked to a climate scientist and a trapper with 40 winterings under his belt. She was shown how the deep sea has systematically warmed up. It was evident times were changing.This is a story about living in the midst of a hot spot of climate change.
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Emner | climate change klimaendringer global warming global oppvarming
Svalbard Longyearbyen |
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ISBN | 9788269284300
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