One Of The Arctic's Northernmost Towns Just Recorded Its Hottest Temperature Ever
The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard — home to 3,000 humans , a few hundred polar bear , and a distich of " Doomsday hurdle " — has have its highest ever temperature over the weekend . The 41 - year - old record was smash on Sunday , July 26 after temperatures in the town of Longyearbyen in Svalbard make 21.7 ° C ( 71.06 ° F ) in the afternoon , according to theNorwegian Meteorological Institute ....