Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago
OSLO, NORWAY – Norway’s Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest-ever temperature, the country’s meteorological institute reported.
According to scientific study, global warming in the Arctic is happening twice as fast as for the rest of the planet.
For the second day in a row, the archipelago registered 21.2 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, just under the 21.3 degrees recorded in 1979, meteorologist Kristen Gislefoss told AFP.
Later in the afternoon however, at around 6 p.m. local time, it recorded 21.7 degrees, setting a new all-time record.