Expected more and larger landslides
Luck prevented last week's rainstorm from causing major damage. Researchers believe frost on top of the hills protected the city.
Prof. Ole Humlum at The University Centre in Svalbard (left) examines cracks in Gruvedalen last Thursday with Kjersti Olsen Ingerø, a technical sector employee for the city of Longyearbyen, and Marius Larsen, head of the technical sector. The professor's advice was part of the basis for suspending an evacuation of some homes in the area.
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