In the Arctic Ocean archipelagos between 74° and 81° N latitude, including Svalbard, Arctic char(Salvelinus alpinus) is the only freshwater fish species. Image: Michael Wenger In Svalbard, freshwater fish benefit from slightly warmer water than usual in the lakes they...
The town of Circle, located on the banks of the Yukon River, saw flooding begin on 13 May, when water levels rose three metres in the span of 30 minutes. Blocks of ice, released during the break-up, clustered together, creating dams that caused the river to overflow...
