FILE PHOTO: A general view of the NY-Aalesund on the Svalbard archipelago, Norway September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche/File Photo
OSLO (Reuters) - Icy Arctic islands north of Norway are warming faster than almost anywhere on Earth and more avalanches, rain and mud may cause "devastating" changes by 2100, a Norwegian report said on Monday.
The thaw on the remote Svalbard islands, home to 2,300 people and where the main village of Longyearbyen is 1,300 kms (800 miles) from the North Pole, highlights risks in other parts of the Arctic from Alaska to Siberia.
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