The extensions of the Gulf Stream not only bring the last remnants of tropical warmth to the west coast beaches of Svalbard, but also vast amounts of garbage, especially plastic. Arctic animals eat the pieces, injure themselves on them or get caught in them and...
Those who travel to Svalbard first of all see the beauty of the archipelago and the Arctic. But climate change and pollution have also reached the point where the traces can hardly be overlooked.. Image: Dr Michael Wenger Svalbard is considered the “Arctic in a...