Arctic becomes new battleground between Russia, China,USA as tensions rise| Oneindia News*Explainer
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Arctic becomes new battleground between Russia, China,USA as tensions rise| Oneindia News*Explainer
The Arctic region used to be one of the most pristine regions on the planet…untouched, unsullied and undefiled... But now..it is slowly becoming a new focal point of geopolitical conflicts, a game of ruthless one-upmanship…and an area caught up in attempts to mark new ‘sphere of influence’ between major superpowers.
Russia, China and USA have been involved in a bitter battle to have a piece of this cake.
But why exactly is that?
Why are nations competing to prove their dominance in this region…and what makes the Arctic so crucial these days?
Today, in this video, we decode exactly these questions.
But before that, don’t forget to like, share and subscribe to Oneindia.
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#US #China #SpyBalloon
An Arctic blast that brought "frostquakes" to parts of the United States saw the country record its lowest ever wind-chill temperature, meteorologists said Saturday. Atop Mount Washington in the northeastern state of New Hampshire, the wind-chill factor reached minus 78 degrees Celsius (or - 108 F).
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US Government Advances , $8B Alaska Oil Drilling Plan.
'The Guardian' reports that the White House has advanced the ConocoPhillips
Willow project on Alaska's north slope.
The drilling project has been
fiercely opposed by environmentalists. .
Our Native villages are eroding into the sea, thawing permafrost is making infrastructure insecure, and food sources are disappearing, Karlin Nageak Itchoak, senior regional director at the
non-profit Wilderness Society, via 'The Guardian'.
And this project would just exacerbate and speed up the climate crisis in the Arctic, Karlin Nageak Itchoak, senior regional director at the
non-profit Wilderness Society, via 'The Guardian'.
Critics have also pointed to Biden's about-face on the topic since he ran for president under the platform of ending oil and gas drilling and moving toward renewable energy.
Critics have also pointed to Biden's about-face on the topic since he ran for president under the platform of ending oil and gas drilling and moving toward renewable energy.
It’s outrageous that Biden seems ready to greenlight the massively destructive Willow project, prioritizing oil industry profits over the future of polar bears and other Arctic wildlife, Kristen Monsell, senior attorney at the Center
for Biological Diversity, via 'The Guardian'.
An environmental review by the Bureau of Land Management suggests that a scaled-back version of the project would minimize wildlife disturbances... .
An environmental review by the Bureau of Land Management suggests that a scaled-back version of the project would minimize wildlife disturbances... .
... but would still allow the production of
up to 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
The project would be located in the
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the biggest
area of undisturbed public land in America. .
'The Guardian' reports that the project
could be required to scale back
even further or be scrapped altogether.
A final decision will be
announced in about a month
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China angrily voiced its "strong dissatisfaction" as the United States shot down an alleged Spy Balloon from China. This comes as the Biden Administration lauded the Pentagon for shooting down the balloon off the US Atlantic Coast on Saturday.
#China #US #ChinaSpyBalloon
SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch in March, its billionaire chief Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday. In January, Musk said that there was a "real shot" at launching Starship in late February, adding that a March attempt appears highly likely.
#SpaceX #ElonMusk #Space
The central government is going to increase the dearness allowance of more than one crore employees and pensioners.
#Dearnessallowance #Modigovernment #Govtemployees
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#BillGates #Covid19 #CovidConspiracyTheory
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