In Longyearbyen in Svalbard, residents cannot drink tap water due to high levels of toxic metals, including manganese, the presence of which is a result of environmental acidification caused by local geology and the history of mining. #Longyearbyen #zmianyklimatyczne #zanieczyszczenieśrodowiska (translated)
The Norwegian-administered island group of Svalbard is affected by a climate-related drinking water crisis, as the thawing of the permafrost in the largest settlement, Longyearbyen, has led to heavy metal contamination in the drinking water, prompting the population to be warned not to drink water anymore. #Spitzbergen #Klimakrise #Trinkwasserkrise (translated)
The author of the post wrote that Longyearbyen in Norway was without drinking water due to melting permafrost and increased metal content in the water. He added that for Norway, water is a more important resource than extracting fossil fuels, and labeled the post with the tag "priceofdoingbusiness." #priceofdoingbusiness https://t.co/yL5VRuE1vy #Norveška #okolje #permafrosti #NO (translated)
