Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals

October 19, 2026 · 5:00 am 1 sources

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• Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals
  The Guardian · October 19, 2026 05:00
  Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world Residents of a remote town in Norway that is in one of the fastest-warming places in the world have been told they must no longer drink tap water due…