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Tap water undrinkable in Svalbard town as thaw releases heavy metals
Original: Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals
Residents of Longyearbyen, in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, have been told not to drink tap water after thawing ground released heavy metals into the supply. Svalbard is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth, and experts say the warning is a signal for other Arctic communities facing similar contamination as permafrost melts.
Why now: The first reported case of climate-driven thaw releasing heavy metals into a town's drinking water is alarming for other Arctic regions.
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- Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals · The Guardian
Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world
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