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  • Опубліковано 13 гру 2018
  • It’s illegal to be buried in Longyearbyen, Norway, the northernmost town in the world, where a melting permafrost threatens to uncover bodies and revive ancient diseases. Read more: www.theatlanti...
    "Nobody Dies in Longyearbyen was directed by David Freid (davidfreid.com/). It is part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent creators, curated by The Atlantic.
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  • @tommywalzer9051
    @tommywalzer9051 5 років тому +1654

    Imagine how intense it must feel to play piano on a raft next to a crumbling glacier.

    • @jessstuart7495
      @jessstuart7495 5 років тому +55

      I bet cold fingers make it somewhat difficult to play.

    • @CarFreeSegnitz
      @CarFreeSegnitz 5 років тому +41

      ... and terrifying. Calving icebergs can spawn huge waves, far bigger than earthquakes. The biggest waves ever were associated with landslides that hit an inlet or lake.

    • @milascave2
      @milascave2 5 років тому +25

      tommy: I love glaciers. I visited two in Alaska, and one on Switzerland, which I was able to walk on. There is something so very primal about a glacial landscape. I felt like I had some kind of deep ancestral memory of it. It is so sad that they are melting away.

    • @tzeentch8281
      @tzeentch8281 5 років тому +2

      Probably his Dying Wish...😉

    • @dilatedvision7014
      @dilatedvision7014 5 років тому +12

      Ludovico Einaudi is awesome.

  • @richardnixon2639
    @richardnixon2639 5 років тому +1236

    Don't tell me what to do
    **dies in Longyearbyen**

    • @_DeathDreams_
      @_DeathDreams_ 5 років тому +35

      Now you started an outbreak of plague, Richard Nixon..

    • @_DeathDreams_
      @_DeathDreams_ 5 років тому +26

      @C caymer Yeah, I was playing along..
      r/whoosh

    • @CLofMAL
      @CLofMAL 5 років тому +3

      Oi up, you got a licence for that mate?

    • @FuckZionify
      @FuckZionify 5 років тому +4

      Nixon, why did you kill the gold standart back in 1971?

    • @feikotemme8736
      @feikotemme8736 5 років тому +2

      Watch out where the huskies go
      And don't you eat that yellow snow

  • @alexqhj
    @alexqhj 5 років тому +1701

    @4:38 no.. just no.. That's not what he said.. At all. Not even close. It's like you just guessed what a priest might have said and picked some random verse. The actual translation is:
    "No one is allowed to destroy them or seduce them, Jesus says. Not even for your shortcomings. That you know your flaws is a strength, rather than a weakness"

    • @Pining_for_the_fjords
      @Pining_for_the_fjords 5 років тому +132

      I'm learning Norwegian and I knew the translation was wrong, though I didn't understand exactly what he was saying. Thanks for the translation.

    • @ollielife1
      @ollielife1 5 років тому +141

      goes to show, they also filled it with Americans, instead of actual Norwegians.

    • @mysteriousDSF
      @mysteriousDSF 5 років тому +66

      @@ollielife1 yes America wants to conquer Svalbard and this video is a propaganda

    • @lyndseymeagenwalker3057
      @lyndseymeagenwalker3057 5 років тому +10

      Thank you! I picked up on that. So glad someone commented. 👍

    • @mysteriousDSF
      @mysteriousDSF 5 років тому +30

      @See Quinn they want Svalbard because 1. oil 2. minerals 3. strategic Arctic location. all the more reasons

  • @grackle8723
    @grackle8723 5 років тому +36

    What I learned from the comments:
    Guy playing piano is awesome, but they misspelled his name.
    They didn't translate what the priest was quoting from Jesus at all.
    People die a lot in Longyearbyen (including from polar bears) but they are cremated because it's an island.

  • @icepeople7441
    @icepeople7441 5 років тому +430

    As someone who's been a newspaper editor in Longyearbyen for ten years, the premise of this article/video is somewhat inaccurate since people have had their ashes buried in the cemetery in Longyearbyen and had their ashes scattered across the sea/land nearby as recently as this year (it's the concerns related to burying actual bodies that makes that illegal here). And the title is definitely wrong - people have died here from polar bear attacks, extreme weather, air/boat/vehicle accidents and plenty of other things. The policy refers more to the terminal ill, infirm elderly, etc.

    • @DesertSessions93
      @DesertSessions93 5 років тому +46

      So the title is clickbait?

    • @charlesbrightman4237
      @charlesbrightman4237 5 років тому +2

      "The policy refers more to the terminal ill, infirm elderly, etc."
      Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, at least here in the USA.
      Why don't people have the Liberty to end their own Life if they and they alone believe it would make them Happy to do so, possibly to remove their own suffering?

    • @user-yl4hb8dg9l
      @user-yl4hb8dg9l 5 років тому +29

      @@charlesbrightman4237 Well first of all it is not America, and second, i dont understand that you ask this question while it is clearly explained in this 9 minute video

    • @charlesbrightman4237
      @charlesbrightman4237 5 років тому

      @@user-yl4hb8dg9l First, I know this video is not about or in America, but being human is still being human. Don't people everywhere have an inherent 'right' to die, even if it's illegal, as evidenced by many people who commit suicide by some means even in those countries where it is illegal? There are many ways one can die.
      Second: Here is a copy and paste of my other comment for this video in it's own thread:
      "CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:
      When people die, (and their pets and other animals too), have their body cremated and have their ashes put into a crater on the Moon and/or Mars to help enrich the soil. By giving up our very body when we are done with it, other species might be able to actually continue to survive. ONLY those species who make it off of this Earth and out of this solar system continue to consciously survive, everybody else is going to die and go extinct.
      Either at least one species makes it out of this solar system one day, somehow, someway, somewhere, in some state of existence, OR none do. If none do, then all of life itself is ultimately meaningless in the grand scheme of things. It wouldn't matter how rich and powerful an entity was or not, or what kind of job they had, or house they lived in, or car they drove, or even how many descendants they might or might not have had. Nothing at all would matter due to no conscious entity being left to care about anything or anyone ever again, at least not from this Earth.
      Not only whole businesses could be set up to do these things, to even help fund the space programs, but what better 'headstone' than the Moon and/or Mars them self? And eventually, the same could be done for planets and moons beyond Mars.
      "

    • @commentcopbadge6665
      @commentcopbadge6665 5 років тому +28

      Oh geez. You're a newspaper editor and you don't get the significance of a catchy title? Really?

  • @DustyGrooveRecords
    @DustyGrooveRecords 5 років тому +501

    Love that ending with the dude on the piano!

    • @johnyboylovesmelissa
      @johnyboylovesmelissa 5 років тому

      Screwed&Chopp what song was he playing?

    • @Jacob-yj3rx
      @Jacob-yj3rx 5 років тому +21

      @@johnyboylovesmelissa his name is Ludovico Einaudi and the song "Elegy for the Arctic"

    • @CommentingLikeASir
      @CommentingLikeASir 5 років тому +12

      @@Jacob-yj3rx thank you for writing his name correctly as they did indeed misspell it... :D

    • @unknownentity8256
      @unknownentity8256 5 років тому +1

      Bravo.

    • @jwo7777777
      @jwo7777777 5 років тому +3

      That's exactly how I looked the last time I was playing an elegy on a barge near a collapsing glacier edge!

  • @mysteriousDSF
    @mysteriousDSF 5 років тому +371

    The cool thing about Longyearbyen, is that because of the Golf stream, it's extremely mild compared to its latitude. I just typed "Longyearbyen weather" in Google (it's December 15th) and it's 1 degree Celsius! Plus one! Can you believe that? It's actually colder here in my city (Budapest) right now.

    • @KennethJonassen
      @KennethJonassen 5 років тому +40

      Well, the average temperature in Longyearbyen has been higher than the average for the last 90 months or so..
      The temperature yesterday was higher than normal for this time of year and it's higher than normal today (+4 Celsius) also. Tomorrow it will probably be more like the normal with -10 celcius.
      What we should have here now is snow and temperatures below zero degrees Celsius.

    • @luisjorge110
      @luisjorge110 5 років тому +6

      @@KennethJonassen It's -13 now

    • @mysteriousDSF
      @mysteriousDSF 5 років тому +4

      @kausmo tumynski it's translated to Golf in my language. It got me confused. Thanx!

    • @WithYouIDisagree
      @WithYouIDisagree 5 років тому

      @@mysteriousDSF what language is that?

    • @mysteriousDSF
      @mysteriousDSF 5 років тому +1

      @@WithYouIDisagree Hungarian

  • @ConstantinSPurcea
    @ConstantinSPurcea 5 років тому +2

    The ending sequence of shots with the pianist and the glaciers... That's just top notch art right there. Just beautiful.

  • @troublesomebirdsong
    @troublesomebirdsong 5 років тому +577

    "We went to Longyearbyen to find out why it's supposedly illegal to die there and found out you just shouldn't be buried there..."Could've just googled that and saved yourself a trip.

    • @prestonharper448
      @prestonharper448 5 років тому +3

      troublesomebirdsong not the same

    • @kezkezooie8595
      @kezkezooie8595 5 років тому +25

      Yeah, but then they'd have missed out on seeing the area. I had the bad luck to miss out on a (free!) trip to the Antarctic and it's one of my few regrets that I didn't make it there.

    • @SexyFace
      @SexyFace 5 років тому +15

      lol at thinking a search result is better than an expedition

    • @dmurphy8264
      @dmurphy8264 5 років тому +11

      Yeah, but then they would have to title this with something less click-baity. XD

    • @katjoe1974
      @katjoe1974 5 років тому +3

      That would have made for a really interesting documentary

  • @0The_Farlander0
    @0The_Farlander0 5 років тому +20

    "I don't know if there's an ancient plague, but maybe" *proceeds to load gun to deal with what is obviously zombie uprising*

  • @marshallgibson7817
    @marshallgibson7817 5 років тому +81

    How long do they put you in jail if you die there? Imagine being the guy who steals a car and has to be stuck in jail with a bunch of corpses of people who died there and got arrested.

    • @Pining_for_the_fjords
      @Pining_for_the_fjords 5 років тому +22

      Imagine spending a year in a Svalbard jail surrounded by rotting corpses. That would be an extremely Longyear.

  • @Osvath97
    @Osvath97 5 років тому +429

    The subtitles of the priest are completely wrong... Like, the only thing that is correct is the word: "Jesus". Did they deliberately pervert the subtitles to make them more relevant to the video?

    • @xXxSkyViperxXx
      @xXxSkyViperxXx 5 років тому +2

      so what did he say?

    • @Osvath97
      @Osvath97 5 років тому +29

      ​@@xXxSkyViperxXx I am Swedish, not Norwegian, so it is like 90% intelligible, but this is my translation: "No one is allowed to obliterate it or seduce it, says Jesus. Also not for your [unintelligible for me]. That you know of your flaw is rather a strength, than a [unintelligible for me]."

    • @be.A.b
      @be.A.b 5 років тому +14

      I speak Spanish and I notice Spanish to English subtitles aren’t exactly accurate, or could be translated a better way. A lot of the time they just don’t get to the meat of what was said and just translate something that fits. It made me realize you can’t always trust subtitles.

    • @Osvath97
      @Osvath97 5 років тому +60

      @@be.A.b Well, this was not just badly translated. This was a complete fabrication.

    • @xqluziv
      @xqluziv 5 років тому +18

      @@Osvath97 "Nobody shall destroy you or seduce you said Jesus, not even for your flaws, for that is your strenght and not weakness"

  • @garrettbredell1314
    @garrettbredell1314 5 років тому +60

    The show "Fortitude" drew heavily on this town/community for its series. If you watch it, skip everything after Season 1.

    • @donjones2748
      @donjones2748 5 років тому +4

      Indeed. Season 2 turned into that show Helix.

    • @mmmk1616
      @mmmk1616 5 років тому

      Season 3 just came out, and I just heard there won't be a season 4

    • @aminsh3843
      @aminsh3843 5 років тому +1

      Season 3 episode 1 was f*cked up and depressing as hell! The show is so dark.

    • @lawrencehamm1478
      @lawrencehamm1478 5 років тому

      Wasn't "Fortitude" filmed in Iceland?

    • @KennethJonassen
      @KennethJonassen 5 років тому +1

      @@lawrencehamm1478 they filmed a lot of the last season in and around Longyearbyen

  • @MrNubix
    @MrNubix 5 років тому +60

    Ouch, they misspelled Ludovico Einaudis name.

    • @MatteoMi
      @MatteoMi 5 років тому +1

      I assume he just missed the ' - Anyway surname is Einaudi

  • @Jl777100
    @Jl777100 5 років тому +5

    I was coming back from Copenhagen to Los Angeles via Stockholm, and on my Stockholm - Los Angeles flight I sat next to one of my fellow Americans. A 50-60 something year old teacher whose daughter married a Geologist (or they were both Geologist) and she told me she ended up in Longyearbyen, Norway, because that is where they live. The lady was awesome, we chatted the full 10 hours. She had good things to say about that city, but no so much about Oslo lol.... Seems like a great place to visit for a day or two.

    • @allennemo4354
      @allennemo4354 5 років тому

      Oslo rocks! Nice, clean place to visit, was there during National Day. And apparently TGI Friday's are a fancy place to eat there. XD

  • @jlee4039
    @jlee4039 5 років тому +1

    The Atlantic Selects has produced some of my favorite videos of 2018. Well done!

  • @ralphwiser5465
    @ralphwiser5465 5 років тому +6

    "I know only: it is, and I am."
    Mind. Blown.

    • @philosophyofthestars
      @philosophyofthestars 5 років тому

      Ralph Wiser yes boo

    • @tyce3849
      @tyce3849 5 років тому

      Profound. The ancient Upanishad philosophy of Hinduism centres around a similar thought - Tat tvam asi which is Sanskrit for 'I am that' or 'You are that' the simplest meaning would be You are the Ultimate Reality or the Supreme Conciousness.
      The complete explanation is far more complex. And
      has been interpreted differently by various people & different Hindu faiths n beliefs.

  • @chudbabies
    @chudbabies 5 років тому +142

    ...that polar bear was waiting for you to get tired so it could eat you, or lead it to your food source.

    • @ollielife1
      @ollielife1 5 років тому +8

      local norweigan knew that dude lol

    • @johnnycmajor
      @johnnycmajor 5 років тому

      Or it just wanted to paint your house.

    • @emotionaldistress
      @emotionaldistress 5 років тому

      Yeah, probably just wanted to paint his house

    • @scockery
      @scockery 5 років тому +1

      @@emotionaldistress With his blood.

    • @suzystone244
      @suzystone244 4 роки тому +1

      Human in a tent = crunchy taco.
      Human in a bag = Burrito.
      The bears LOVES both.

  • @rycariad
    @rycariad 5 років тому +2

    Heartbreaking. Simply heartbreaking.

  • @DJStanDandy
    @DJStanDandy 5 років тому +1

    Excellent music choices

  • @mpw6755
    @mpw6755 5 років тому +317

    This video had next to no focus

    • @deviationblue
      @deviationblue 5 років тому +8

      Well no, if it did, it would be outright plagiarism from Sam (Wendover Productions / Half as Interesting, can't remember which channel) who did this exact video a few months ago.

    • @namthainam
      @namthainam 5 років тому +12

      It was pretty sharp focus. A few shots the focus moved a bit but that was done on purpose for artistic visuals.

    • @deviationblue
      @deviationblue 5 років тому +26

      See, i interpreted focus to mean figuratively, as in the video meandered for nine minutes to stretch out a 30 second piece of trivia not literally as in videography.

    • @mpw6755
      @mpw6755 5 років тому +9

      Nam Thai not camera focus brain. The focus of what the video was trying to portray.

    • @Lockbar
      @Lockbar 5 років тому +5

      Well, it could have been an excuse for a company paid vacation.

  • @mashamitchell9574
    @mashamitchell9574 5 років тому +167

    The polar bear didn't have a connection with you, it was stalking you as a potential meal.

    • @jimbertido2800
      @jimbertido2800 5 років тому +45

      Sounds like a pretty intimate connection.

    • @nathanhensn8717
      @nathanhensn8717 5 років тому +18

      @@jimbertido2800 You really feel connected when your arm is inside of the Bears mouth. It's so much fun.

    • @juliuscaesar1388
      @juliuscaesar1388 5 років тому +9

      Clearly these people have a connection to their surroundings, a true sense of culture and home. Ignorant to assume you know more about a polar bear's intentions than a man who has lived among them.

    • @Butterkin
      @Butterkin 5 років тому +3

      @Claystead While it does happen, we must remember that for the sheer number of people living on the planet, we actually don't have that many wild animals attacking humans. There are a lot of wild predators that are larger than us and much stronger and faster than us. Millions. Why, then, do we not see more deaths from these predators stalking and killing any humans who venture outside of large cities or suburban areas? The fact of the matter is that there are a lot of deaths, but not nearly as many as you would think considering how many large carnivorous predators there are in the wild.
      The main reason is because through natural selection, the predators have developed a natural aversion to human contact or any signs that a human being is nearby or hunting them. There was a very large window of time where humans were actively killing in defense and hunting these predators, where it was fair game for humans to kill them whether it be in defense or in an attempt to eliminate them as a potential threat through hunting. The predators that reproduced were predators that did not fuck with humans. No predator on earth can take on 50 or so spear/bow wielding marathon runners that can work collectively and is each individually more intelligent than you in every conceivable way. There is no way for individual predators to stand up to us. The most dangerous animal to humans after the malaria spreading mosquito, is other humans.

    • @juliuscaesar1388
      @juliuscaesar1388 5 років тому

      @Claystead Interesting! Thanks for the insight

  • @tobigforyou
    @tobigforyou 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful video.

  • @paperbags7670
    @paperbags7670 5 років тому +2

    I was digging a hole to plant a tree up in the north in Canada with a French guy, we dug less then a 30cm and hit something hard. We thought it was cement or some kind of massive rock, we were standing there debating how we will dig around it untill we touched it and it was ice cold... there is no digging around that permafrost haha...

  • @queenvashti2889
    @queenvashti2889 5 років тому +7

    Wow, the scene at 8:24 is absolutely mesmerizing!!!! 😲❄

  • @Irenekistner
    @Irenekistner 5 років тому +52

    The only thing more depressing than this video is the comments made about it.

  • @ms_med
    @ms_med 5 років тому +1

    I can't believe you brought THE Ludovico Einaudi to play the epilogue of the documentary! That entire scene was incredible .

  • @rmcewan10
    @rmcewan10 5 років тому +1

    That deer hunter seems like just about the most interesting man on Earth.
    "Here, you have to bend your head, because there is something bigger. Much, much bigger. What it is, I don't know. I know only: it is, and I am."
    He should write a book or something, Jesus.

    • @rmcewan10
      @rmcewan10 5 років тому

      I vaguely remember watching a documentary about that movement. Can you remind me what it was called? I'd love to look into it more - I find the whole philosophy compelling.

  • @ryanduray1
    @ryanduray1 5 років тому +3

    Beautiful ending. Such a fantastic scene.

  • @Sitking
    @Sitking 5 років тому +256

    Fantastic.

    • @chilliamace7427
      @chilliamace7427 5 років тому +2

      *Oy Vey*

    • @bargluftnationalism1054
      @bargluftnationalism1054 5 років тому +4

      This is propaganda

    • @Rabbii7
      @Rabbii7 5 років тому +2

      @@bargluftnationalism1054 Haha deny climate change while the planet is dying.....

    • @bargluftnationalism1054
      @bargluftnationalism1054 5 років тому +2

      @@Rabbii7 thank you for the insight Rabbi

    • @7zobzombie
      @7zobzombie 5 років тому

      Dont worry NASA just released this report www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-study-mass-gains-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-greater-than-losses/

  • @justiceneeded01
    @justiceneeded01 5 років тому +1

    "I know: Only it is and I am"....some of the wisest words ever.

  • @Tom-jt9ec
    @Tom-jt9ec 5 років тому +2

    If that outro is for real it's the most epic outro ever. Great little documentary!

  • @nicoleloves9483
    @nicoleloves9483 5 років тому +3

    8:23 let’s also take a moment and appreciate the pianist playing one ice.

  • @JeremyWhy
    @JeremyWhy 5 років тому +59

    Very interesting. Sheeesh! I didn't know "The Plague" was still around.

    • @jerryd521
      @jerryd521 5 років тому +3

      Yes, it is...coming north from central America...bubonic plague.

    • @mashamitchell9574
      @mashamitchell9574 5 років тому +13

      Really? It never left. I thought that was common knowledge.

    • @CarFreeSegnitz
      @CarFreeSegnitz 5 років тому +9

      Sure, it's around. But it's easily cured with antibiotics now.

    • @mattls7918
      @mattls7918 5 років тому +2

      It all started with rats, so yeah

    • @markwalshopoulos
      @markwalshopoulos 5 років тому +2

      @@jerryd521 it doesn't exist in Central America lmao

  • @wojtekflak
    @wojtekflak 5 років тому +1

    Last scene sent shivers up my body. I have spent 3 months on Svalbard... It is not possible to explain this expirience by words

  • @michael_swardh
    @michael_swardh 5 років тому

    Powerful having the pianist in the foreground and the melting ice in the background!

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc 5 років тому +10

    Hauntingly beautiful landscape, stoic people, disturbing future liabilities...

  • @lefunk22
    @lefunk22 5 років тому +13

    CLICKBAIT.
    Title: "You're Not Allowed To Die Here".
    Description: "It's illegal to be buried" there.
    F.F.S. * rolls eyes *

  • @canadapainter658
    @canadapainter658 5 років тому

    the piano guy and the falling ice was a moment I will never forget,,,( it was like the earth was saying SOMEONE IS HERE TO CARE TO MAKE THE WORLD SOUND BETTER BUT "I AM DYING")

  • @displayname1276
    @displayname1276 5 років тому +1

    During WWZ or Zombie Apocalypse, Norway would be the first to be overwhelmed and overrun by zombies arising from the Permafrost.

  • @mysteriousDSF
    @mysteriousDSF 5 років тому +10

    But... If I die in Longyearbyen, they can't charge me with anything.
    This law inherently unenforceable.

    • @tripleaaa4409
      @tripleaaa4409 5 років тому +3

      mysteriousDSF no shit.

    • @CarFreeSegnitz
      @CarFreeSegnitz 5 років тому +6

      It's the worst. Minimum punishment is death. Conviction rate is 100%.

    • @LordDim1
      @LordDim1 5 років тому +3

      mysteriousDSF Well, the punishment for committing suicide in Saudi Arabia is death, soooo

    • @IndigoSilverbell
      @IndigoSilverbell 5 років тому

      The law is actually "You are not allowed to grow old there", as in old people have to move back to mainland Norway or somewhere else after a certain age. People have just taken the rule as a "You are not allowed to die there" because the reason behind the rule is that the infrastructure for burials just isn't there. People still die there, but very few, and they tend to get shipped over to Norway when it happens.

    • @mysteriousDSF
      @mysteriousDSF 5 років тому

      @@CarFreeSegnitz what about the maximum punishment? eternal perdition to the flamiest pits of hell?

  • @paladro
    @paladro 5 років тому +20

    dying somewhere(often times unavoidable) and being buried in that same place are two different things, bit misleading with the title.

    • @DaveDexterMusic
      @DaveDexterMusic 5 років тому +3

      Deeply misleading. Highly clickbaity.

    • @LYON-cf1wn
      @LYON-cf1wn 5 років тому

      @@DaveDexterMusic not at all. you are just ignorant

  • @VarongTangkitphithakphon
    @VarongTangkitphithakphon 5 років тому +1

    that piano scene is magnificent

  • @MeganMcIntosh
    @MeganMcIntosh 5 років тому +1

    Wonderfully done.

  • @Jeriri
    @Jeriri 5 років тому +10

    Yoo I live in Longyearbyen and I have seen that old man, lol

  • @baldermyhr6949
    @baldermyhr6949 5 років тому +20

    It is also requiered by law that you have atleast one gun with you when leaving Longyearbyen as there is a high risk of polar bear attacks

    • @WithYouIDisagree
      @WithYouIDisagree 5 років тому +1

      I'm pretty sure everyone on Svalbard must always have a gun on them when out and about

    • @CrummyVCR
      @CrummyVCR 5 років тому +8

      Guess most liberals wont be flocking there ? lol

    • @baldermyhr6949
      @baldermyhr6949 5 років тому

      @ seriøst så kult har alltid trodd at man måtte ha med ett gevær utenfor byen på ekskursjoner

    • @MrJimheeren
      @MrJimheeren 5 років тому +1

      Scott VonSwestenhousen my very liberal friend who studied geology and permafrost loved Svalbard, and shooting to so to bad,

    • @hectorrodriguez6843
      @hectorrodriguez6843 5 років тому

      @@CrummyVCR
      Lmao they need their safe spaces and warm hot summer spots, I doubt they'll last outside of their comfy cities and small towns.

  • @acyd5000
    @acyd5000 5 років тому

    I remember a certain nightclub in NYC with the same exact rule! People never OD'd or died inside the club, they died on the sidewalk outside.

  • @Rodoadrenalina
    @Rodoadrenalina 5 років тому +2

    There are parts of Russia that already have massive holes in the permafrost cause its melting, and releasing lots of gasses that only make the melting quicker.

  • @OccidentalExpression
    @OccidentalExpression 5 років тому +40

    Clickbaits you with "You're not allowed to die here" title, gives you lecture on global warming

    • @ameyas7726
      @ameyas7726 5 років тому

      lecture!!!...the attention span of a Trump voter seems no more than their dear leader..

    • @OccidentalExpression
      @OccidentalExpression 5 років тому +1

      How did you get "Trump voter" out of that? Man Trump derangement syndrome really is real.

    • @anon8979
      @anon8979 5 років тому

      @@OccidentalExpression one of those diseases melting from permafrost maybe???

  • @satori4183
    @satori4183 5 років тому +3

    Their flight from LA to Longyearbyen and back was the very thing that caused the glacier to crumble at the end 😂 should've sailed there instead

  • @jmaaybraak
    @jmaaybraak 5 років тому

    I liked the older man's dialogue at the beginning. It was very eloquent, and made a lot of sense.

  • @sinikurkinen9483
    @sinikurkinen9483 4 роки тому

    Your video is amazing. I'm going to Longyearbyen for 3 nights with my man on Saturday. We are from Finland, so it's fairly easy to get there. The best thing is, that he doesn't know , where we are going.

  • @LegendNinja41
    @LegendNinja41 5 років тому +87

    so it's actually clickbait.. surprise surprise..

  • @1945jdc
    @1945jdc 5 років тому +105

    I find the English subtitles rather insulting. The English spoken by that Norvegian man is no less intelligible than that of many North American regional English speakers. I found it rather eloquent actually. Whatever..

    • @emyemyemyyyy
      @emyemyemyyyy 5 років тому +19

      1945jdc Not everyone has such an easy time. It’s nothing to do with poor English skills, I see them on most videos like this with any type of accent other than the type found in the place where the institution lives.

    • @samhellyeah
      @samhellyeah 5 років тому +18

      that's what you think and perceive. I think it's less intelligible and am glad to have the subtitle.

    • @dongvermine
      @dongvermine 5 років тому +2

      Keep on whistling dude the dogs are coming

    • @duce392
      @duce392 5 років тому +17

      You get offended very easily. Stop complaining.

    • @SuperTonyony
      @SuperTonyony 5 років тому +2

      @@duce392 This.

  • @everettmccoy1879
    @everettmccoy1879 5 років тому

    They failed to mention the anthrax outbreak in the Northwest Territories, Canada, only a few years ago. Hundreds if not thousands of bison were killed and burned due to the spread. I've lived in the Northwest Territories for over 25 years and have heard elders native to this area talk about how the weather and land is changing. Research is being done to study the permafrost up here melting and causing land to slough in on itself, also releasing gasses that contribute to thawing. Forest fires are growing in numbers and intensity due to lack of precipitation and drier trends over the years. I've been fighting forest fires for the last 5 years and I've witnessed that first hand.
    The man playing piano at the end of the video reminds me of the men playing their violins while the Titanic sank.

  • @markarchambault4783
    @markarchambault4783 7 місяців тому

    Well done and fascinating short documentary. We can't let that seed vault be destroyed!

  • @alftupper9359
    @alftupper9359 5 років тому +27

    Because of concerns over climate change caused by human activity, the 747 that took these people from Los Angeles to Svalbard used a special fuel based on pixie dust.

    • @leiferikkson2616
      @leiferikkson2616 5 років тому +5

      Too funny 😂😂

    • @ispearedbritney
      @ispearedbritney 5 років тому +2

      I know right! You also can't care about anything nor bring awareness to a cause if you use a computer because parts of it may be sourced unethically! It's almost like people have to learn what they are doing is harmful BEFORE change may happen on a societal level. Why would the planes suddenly all be electric or waste free? The first step is awareness. And BTW, transportation as a whole only accounts for 14% of emissions on a global scale, planes & cars aren't the problem even with their dismal current environmental impact. Source: www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-05/global_emissions_sector_2015.png

    • @leiferikkson2616
      @leiferikkson2616 5 років тому +1

      @@ispearedbritney The IPCC was flawed to begin with. They only look for anthropogenic climate contributors and not any other sources of warming.
      If you made a list of the things that alter the climate , humans would be very low on the list

    • @alftupper9359
      @alftupper9359 5 років тому +3

      @@ispearedbritney
      All is well then. Keep on jetting around the globe on unnecessary jaunts to whinge in exotic locations. Because nobody but you is 'aware'.

    • @popkiem101
      @popkiem101 5 років тому +1

      @@leiferikkson2616 The IPCC is actually very focused on researching all sorts of climate issues, and are actually very concerned with natural systems which could potentially result in positive feedback loops. In the long term (geologically speaking) climate does change naturally, both up and down, what is concerning is that currently we seem to be experiencing a far more rapid increase in global temperatures than ever recorded. What is important to consider here as well is that this is a global average, some regions are actually increasing in temperature at a lower rate than expected, which often gets blown out of proportion by climate change skeptics. However, the Arctic is particularly susceptible to temperature increases due to the vast variety of feedback loops to do with ice albedo (if there is less ice, less cosmic radiation is reflected and so Earth heats up more) and permafrost melting (permafrost contains vast amounts of Methane and other greenhouse gases, which when released will also further increase global warming) and so on. We know that mankind also releases huge amounts of greenhouse gases, black carbon and particulate matter, which when combined with natural emissions will most likely be disastrous for mankind and natural ecosystems. The Earth has many complex systems which are very difficult to understand and piece together, but the more you research the more you realise how much of a difference we are really making. Not to mention all the other environmental impacts we have through our vast amounts of waste and disregard for the natural environment. Not trying to lecture but trying to help explain the issue a little better :) (ps I am a climate scientist)

  • @externalthoughts2924
    @externalthoughts2924 5 років тому +3

    Holy shit there's Ludovico Einaudi there at the end. Awesome!

  • @Krateez
    @Krateez 5 років тому

    "Here you have to bend your head because there is something bigger than you, much, much bigger. What it is, I don't know. I know only, it is, and I am."

  • @thesoundsmith
    @thesoundsmith 5 років тому

    Powerful - watch to the end, the pianist playing for the calving glaciers is heartrending...

  • @andersson9333
    @andersson9333 5 років тому +88

    Just hipster made Starbucks video just no focus no conclusion

    • @mad1337nes
      @mad1337nes 5 років тому +7

      melt ice, bad. Orange man melt ice. Orange man bad.
      Meanwhile in reality, we're at colder than historical average temps...and about to go through years of solar minimum.

    • @highvoltage47
      @highvoltage47 5 років тому +16

      @@mad1337nes are you forreal trying to deny that man made climate change is happening? Let's talk about that

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      @BlackPhillip666 5 років тому +1

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    • @tiagotre1
      @tiagotre1 5 років тому +4

      @@highvoltage47 He is not trying , its a fact , the world is colder than average , polar bear population its growing each year and ... the ice it's not melting has fast has 5 years ago for example. I dont care about Trump , Hillary , Obama , Putin , Kim Tiny Dong ... i'm just stating facts has chris is trying to do . But people like you will allways believe what they are told instead of doing some research . Hey , have a good 2019

    • @christiandillon6511
      @christiandillon6511 5 років тому +4

      @@tiagotre1 so where did you do your research?

  • @masturamarsaleh8841
    @masturamarsaleh8841 5 років тому +9

    oh my goodness! its ludovico einaudil! this beautiful film's value just tripled for me

  • @Tuuktalus
    @Tuuktalus 5 років тому +2

    They dont want anyone to die there because they watched The Thing too many times.

  • @Rickie-37
    @Rickie-37 5 років тому +1

    Wow. That closing scene is beautiful

  • @SkywereProductions
    @SkywereProductions 5 років тому +16

    Wow, the scene from 8:23, beautiful.

    • @Verity98765
      @Verity98765 5 років тому

      It's Ludovico Einaudi - "Elegy for the Arctic".

  • @rztrzt
    @rztrzt 5 років тому +63

    I'm just waiting for smallpox to pop up again, I'll be ok as I was one of the last generations to be vaccinated against it in the 70s.

    • @Ed-tc2pg
      @Ed-tc2pg 5 років тому +3

      A lot of military members have had the vaccine in the 80s, 90s and today.

    • @rztrzt
      @rztrzt 5 років тому +1

      @@Ed-tc2pg Makes sense as it could be used as a biological weapon, civilian population is still fscked though.

    • @mmmk1616
      @mmmk1616 5 років тому +9

      I had no idea that they weren't still vaccinating children with it, just assumed they were. I had mine when I was a kid, not sure how old I was.

    • @LetsGoSomewhere87
      @LetsGoSomewhere87 5 років тому

      Well shit, i was happy i missed the smallpox vaccine when i deployed, didnt want the scar (have tats where they inject it).

    • @biskit7
      @biskit7 5 років тому +10

      Small pox vaccine only lasts 3 to 5 years, so you are actually F--ked.... :)

  • @rosiegigglesestablished1969
    @rosiegigglesestablished1969 5 років тому +1

    We were given this beautiful place to live and look what we've done. Our planet is on life support. So sad.

  • @BubblewrapHighway
    @BubblewrapHighway 5 років тому

    Such majesty and fright all rolled into one 9 minute video.

  • @Greven866
    @Greven866 5 років тому +46

    How about cremation?

    • @lumen8341
      @lumen8341 5 років тому +24

      @Linus I can't believe people can honestly still believe in that garbage in this day and age.

    • @Sp1n1985
      @Sp1n1985 5 років тому +5

      @@lumen8341 You've never met a necromancer? 🧟‍♂️

    • @ericlaing7961
      @ericlaing7961 5 років тому

      There are not enough people (dying) on Svalbard to justify a crematorium. Total population is

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose 5 років тому +1

      @Linus the spirit will be in Heaven if the person is saved.

    • @Somnivers
      @Somnivers 5 років тому +1

      @@ericlaing7961 Processing ?Does that mean Soylent Green ?

  • @_robustus_
    @_robustus_ 5 років тому +7

    After I die, I’m fine with being put out to be fed to wildlife especially polar bears.

  • @brainmeltingmike
    @brainmeltingmike 5 років тому +1

    "As the permafrost melts, more greenhouse gases will further accelerate the changing climate making permafrost less permanent and perhaps - some well-preserved Contagion-like tiny zombies return from a long nap"
    Accurate summary!

    • @burtonl7239
      @burtonl7239 5 років тому

      Better get a cure ready by then I guess.

  • @nathanarievlis3985
    @nathanarievlis3985 5 років тому +1

    The last shot, was amazing.

  • @donjones2748
    @donjones2748 5 років тому +3

    Anyone know what song was being played at the end?

  • @patrickgpking
    @patrickgpking 5 років тому +10

    Why the mandatory sub/supertitles?

    • @flatsurfaces1913
      @flatsurfaces1913 5 років тому +4

      Americans can’t speak English properly, so anything that isn’t American English they can’t understand

    • @marginelouis6674
      @marginelouis6674 5 років тому +1

      @@flatsurfaces1913 people in the process of learning English might have a harder time with accents besides popular ones

    • @SuperTonyony
      @SuperTonyony 5 років тому +3

      Subtitles are ALWAYS a good thing. I have tinnitus, and for me, they are vital. And guess what? Not all accents are easy for everyone to understand. Australians, for example, pronounce the word "no" as if it has four syllables.

    • @ida_sleeps
      @ida_sleeps 5 років тому +1

      Well, for the deaf for example??

  • @TheGateKeeper001
    @TheGateKeeper001 5 років тому

    Correct me if I am wrong, but for a retreating glacier, permafrost or frozen anything to reveal anything (old villages, etc) they must have existed prior to being covered with cold and snow indicating nothing short of climate cycles.

  • @kobefowler2218
    @kobefowler2218 5 років тому

    "What it is, I don't know. I know only; it is and I am." That's pretty deep bro

  • @danielholland123456
    @danielholland123456 5 років тому +16

    bury me in the permafrost and let the future scientists revive me. but i'll probably end up killing myself early on because i wouldn't be able to cope with the future.
    don't bury me in permafrost.

  • @EliteXtasy
    @EliteXtasy 5 років тому +6

    8:48 - *Ludovico Einaudi. There's no L in his name.

    • @nt4382
      @nt4382 5 років тому +16

      L is literally the first letter of his name

  • @conornorris6815
    @conornorris6815 5 років тому +2

    this video would have been worth it just for the piano dude at the end nice work

  • @GarethStack
    @GarethStack 5 років тому

    Guys... Accent is completely comprehensible, no need for burned in subtitles. That's what captions are for.

  • @FlyingBalcony
    @FlyingBalcony 5 років тому +10

    They have little to no accent, wow.

    • @WithYouIDisagree
      @WithYouIDisagree 5 років тому

      I mean, a lot of these people seemed to speak English as their mother tongue, but yeah Norwegians (and I believe most Scandinavians, and possibly a lot of Europe) learn English from a young age. I believe they start in 3rd grade.

    • @CepheusCosmos
      @CepheusCosmos 5 років тому

      Children start learning English in 1st grade in Denmark

    • @Ozzianman
      @Ozzianman 5 років тому

      @Steve Sherman Uhuh, sure little Steve.

    • @FlyingBalcony
      @FlyingBalcony 5 років тому

      @Steve Sherman I bet my whole ballsack you own a MAGA hat

    • @FlyingBalcony
      @FlyingBalcony 5 років тому

      @Steve Sherman If you try and see hard enough, you can spot one growing right under your nose.

  • @doktorbimmer
    @doktorbimmer 5 років тому +4

    *I still remember a time when the crazy people were only concerned with flying saucers and UFOs... now they have climate change to be hysterical about.*

  • @moos5221
    @moos5221 5 років тому +1

    That was beautiful! :)

  • @sacredsoma
    @sacredsoma 5 років тому +1

    Splendid short doc, really great work

  • @lupe556
    @lupe556 5 років тому +5

    Awesome landscape. The climate change zealots are annoying.

  • @imperialadvisoraremheshvau3788
    @imperialadvisoraremheshvau3788 5 років тому +3

    Excellent. Another doomsday scenario to worry about. Cheers!

  • @SuperHoneyOil
    @SuperHoneyOil 5 років тому +1

    That static noise that repeats is driving me mad. Thanks The Atlantic.

  • @MGWorldwide
    @MGWorldwide 5 років тому

    MG went there February 2017. Was insane. Snow mobiled in arctic storm and dog sledded to an ice cave

  • @GD-my5hm
    @GD-my5hm 5 років тому +7

    At the beginning i was wondering why this video had those dislikes and after watching the video i got that those dislikes were from climate change deniers.

    • @segolenegabriel2559
      @segolenegabriel2559 5 років тому +2

      I think it is true that very probably some of these dislikes are due to climate change denialism. But actually reading through the comments, you can find plenty of criticism directed at the translation of the priest sermon, also at the misleading nature of the title.

    • @gonshocks
      @gonshocks 5 років тому +2

      I think the term is anthropomorphic climate change skeptics.

    • @cooganalaska3249
      @cooganalaska3249 5 років тому

      Producers of this corny video are the climate change deniers. They seem to believe the climate should not be changing but since it has always been changing it is they who are in denial. Then, they attempt to invert the true meaning of the term "climate change denier" which not only makes them deniers but also deceivers.

  • @lithostheory
    @lithostheory 5 років тому +12

    Nice video, except the conclusion, that is just nonsensical.

    • @WithYouIDisagree
      @WithYouIDisagree 5 років тому +4

      Which part of the end are you talking about?

  • @grail68
    @grail68 5 років тому

    There are dozens of towns and cities located above the Arctic Circle. Thousands of people are buried in permafrost every year, and have been for centuries.

  • @ilikecrispybacon
    @ilikecrispybacon 5 років тому +1

    ay yo someone should tell that dude he's killing the planet with his piano lmao

  • @wisdom9091
    @wisdom9091 5 років тому +15

    sex can actually more beneficial for Women especially doing pregnancy. hormones give her more energy . both can help each other's blood pressure

    • @goingbeggar6218
      @goingbeggar6218 5 років тому +8

      Charlie Rose wish dom what does this have to do with the video?

    • @wisdom9091
      @wisdom9091 5 років тому

      @@goingbeggar6218 help Female polar bears I pregnancy with semanal supplement from males or other females

    • @AndreaPerez-km5bw
      @AndreaPerez-km5bw 5 років тому

      Thank you

  • @daniesza
    @daniesza 5 років тому

    The photography is exquisite the reality of this is astonishing

  • @sventer198
    @sventer198 5 років тому +1

    This is probably why the Vikings burned their bodies.

  • @kellyandrichweddle2425
    @kellyandrichweddle2425 5 років тому +2

    A very interesting video report about Longyearbyen, Norway

  • @whitestguyuknow
    @whitestguyuknow 5 років тому

    Gotta love how the title says you can't die there yet the description immediately says you just cannot be buried...

  • @lindascoon4652
    @lindascoon4652 5 років тому

    I think the title is a bit misleading. Not being allowed to die and not being allowed to be buried in a place shouldn't be the same thing

  • @Fringeless
    @Fringeless 5 років тому

    It is the world's northernmost settlement of any kind with more than 1,000 permanent residents. There are inhabited places that are higher in latitude.

  • @susantocp
    @susantocp 5 років тому +1

    Excellent work