Afar Triangle Current Affairs, GK & News

Researcher finds Earth’s Most Uninhabitable Place

Researchers have found an aquatic environment on Earth with complete absence of any form of life. The findings revealed that any form of microbial life was absent in the hot, saline, hyperacid ponds of Dallol Geothermal Field in Ethiopia. The research was published in journal, ‘Nature Ecology and Evolution’. Key Findings The researchers verified that ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Afar Triangle • Dallol • Ethiopia • Geothermal Field • Most Uninhabitable Place on Earth

Terms in News: Danakil Depression

The Danakil Depression is the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia. It is one of the world’s hottest as well as lowest places on Earth (100 m below sea level). The hot springs in Danakil Depression offer a research opportunity for studying extremophile microbes. It is in news recently because ..

Topics: Afar • Afar Region • Afar Triangle • Africa • Continents • Dallol • Danakil • Danakil Depression • Geography of Africa