Why the climate crisis Is fueling a boom in Arctic surfing [Video]

Surfing north of the Arctic Circle used to be a dare… now the world’s northernmost surf school on Norway’s Unstad beach is swamped with tourists. Climate change has made summers longer in northern Norway – and water-sports enthusiasts are diving in.‌

“Blue water – white sand beach… We didn’t expect it to be so gorgeous,” surfing beginner Julia Hodl told CGTN.

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The Arctic has been hit hardest by climate change, with temperatures rising there three times faster than the global average. In the Lofoten islands in northern Norway, winters have been getting one day shorter each year, making it possible to enjoy more time on the surfboard.

A 6-millimeter-thick wetsuit is needed, however, to feel comfortable at water temperatures around 8 degrees Celsius.

One of the archipelago’s three surf schools – the ‘Lofoten surfsenter’ – was able to double its …