what a beautiful place.
the affect of climate change means more people can visit, but that is not necessarily a good thing.
Svalbard: Norway’s ‘Galapagos’ in the North
French photographer Samuel Blanc has been leading tours to Svalbard, Norway’s archipelago in the Arctic, since 2007.
Climate change is having a direct impact on the unique ecosystem isolated on these islands more than 400 miles north of Europe.
This year the reduced sea ice allowed his expedition aboard the 12-passenger Polaris to circumnavigate the northern islands in early July rather than mid-August.
discoverynews
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