Arctic Ocean Current Affairs, GK & News
Russia Nuclear Submarine Drills
On March 1, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the nuclear forces to put on high alert amid tensions with the west over Ukrainian invasion. Following the order, nuclear submarines sailed off for drills in Barents Sea as well as mobile missile launchers roamed snow forests in Siberia. Highlights According to Russia’s Northern Fleet, several ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Arctic Ocean • Barents Sea • Murman Sea • Nuclear Submarines • Russia Nuclear Submarine Drills • Russian President Vladimir Putin
What is Five Deeps Expedition?
The Five Deeps Expedition has provided data on the deepest points of five oceans in the world. They are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and the Southern Oceans. What did “Five Deeps Expedition” find? Java Trench is the deepest point in Indian Ocean. There were competing claims for the deepest point in Indian Ocean. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctic Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Challenger deep • Explorers Program • Indian Ocean • Java Trench • Mariana Trench • Pacific Ocean
India participates in the third Arctic Science Ministerial
The Ministry of Earth Science recently announced that India participated in the Arctic Science Ministerial meeting. The Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan represented India at the meeting. Outcomes India shared plans for research and long-term cooperation in the Arctic during the meet. India promised to continue its contributions to the Sustained Arctic Observational Network. India ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Arctic Council • Arctic Ocean • Arctic region • Arctic Science Ministerial Meeting • Himadri • ISRO • NASA • NISER • Svalbard
What are “Zombie Fires” that are burning the Arctics?
The Zombie Fires in the Arctic region are becoming frequent. This says that the fire regimes in the Arctic are changing rapidly. These regions were once-frozen Tundra. What are Zombie Fires? A Zombie fire is a fire from a previous growing season. It can smolder (burn slowly with smoke and no flame) under the ground ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Arctic • Arctic Ocean • Climate change • Forest Fires • Global warming • Permafrost • Russia • Siberia • zombie fires
Scientists from 17 nations to take part in year-long MOSAiC mission
The scientists from 17 nations will take part in the year-long MOSAiC mission as they anchor the ship to a large piece of Arctic sea ice to study climate change. The German icebreaker RV Polarstern will be the base for scientists studying the impact of climate change on the Arctic and how it could affect ..
Topics: Arctic Ocean • Arctic research • Extreme points of Earth • Fridtjof Nansen • Geography • Kara Sea • MOSAiC Expedition • North Pole • Oden • Physical geography • RV Polarstern • Ships