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This image, taken on 28 August 2024, documents the effects of the heatwave, revealing large areas of glaciers around Longyearbyen (Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean) without snow cover. The absence of snow accelerates the rapid melting of the ice.
https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/record-breaking-temperatures-observed-svalbard
[2024-09-02 09:13 UTC]
@CopernicusEU With all that sediment runoff, lets me know the rivers are moving fast. Lots of melting going on up there.