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Witnessing Global Warming

Global warming is happening every day. I happened to witness it firsthand during our recent visit to Svalbard. Global warming is happening every day. I happened to witness it firsthand during our recent visit to Svalbard.

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Witnessing Global Warming

Typical Svalbard panorama

This is the edge of the polar ice cap that covers the Arctic Ocean from Svalbard to the North Pole.

Ice flow

The breakup of the ice flow

These icebergs are the remnants several hours later of the ice flow shown in the photos above.

View from the Zodiac. All passengers were given those colorful rain jackets and rubber boots.

This glacier over the years has receded from covering the pile of debris where we are standing now.

The receding/melting Chilean glacier (seen on our 2022 world cruise)