Meltdown

The 25th July 2020, the 41 year old temperature record in Longyearbyen, Svalbard was beaten. The new record was 21,7 degrees Celsius. In Svalbard, global warming is happening faster than in the rest of the world. In Longyearbyen, a faster temperature increase has been registered than in any other city. In August 2020 i spent some days in front of some glaciers, documenting wildlife and calving glaciers. It was so impressive to watch and listen to the sound of the glaciers calving and the ice melting. One day I was lucky to have optimal light conditions when a big part of the Lilliehöök glacier fell into the sea. It was an impressive sight and it sounded like a nearby thunderstorm.