The Svalbard Cruise Forum gathered over 200 representatives from all cruise operators and those planning to operate in Svalbard in 2023 at a digital meeting titled “Longyearbyen - The Gateway to Svalbard." The Svalbard Cruise Forum was established earlier this year under the leadership of Visit Svalbard and as a…
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The Arctic town of Longyearbyen, Norway, is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. It sits in an island chain where average temperatures are up and sea ice is declining. Life there is having to adapt to longer summers, and shorter, warmer winters. Special correspondent John Bevir traveled there to meet some of the people living on the frontline of a changing world.