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Another impact of Global warming-Melting ice reduces the distance |
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by Arushi Madan | 24-06-2013 18:52
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Travel time between the Japanese port of Yokohama and Hamburg in Germany has been reduced by 40 per cent. The town of Kirkenes in northernmost Norway used to be further away from Asia than virtually any other European port , but it suddenly seems a lot closer. The reason : GLOBAL WARMING. Melting ice has opened up the Northern Sea Route along Russia?s Arctic coastline , changing international trade patterns in profound ways-even if so far it looks more like a sleepy country road than a busy highway. In a change of potentially revolutionary significance, the travel time between the Japanese port of Yokohama and Hamburg in Germany has been cut by 40% , while fuel expenditure is down by 20%. For the first time in history shipowners are witnessing a new ocean opening up in the high North which will have a major impact on both trade and provision of energy. In 2012 , when the ice reached its lower extent on record , 3.4 million square Km , 46 ships used the new route , compared with only 4 in 2010. The volume of goods transported along the Northern Sea Route is likely to grow strongly in the coming years , from 1.26 million tonnes last year to 50 million tonnes in 2020. |
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11 Comments
Hello arushi
I hope you are doing well
Great article
Thank you so much for this wonderful report.
Keep writing!
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 16-05-2020 11:33
Thank you for sharing.
Posted 24-08-2013 15:10
it's hot issue!
Posted 31-07-2013 02:14
great
Posted 13-07-2013 01:42
thanks!!!
Posted 25-06-2013 21:37
Good observation. Thanks for the report.
Posted 25-06-2013 11:31
Thanks for sharing. Yes, it is said that the marine transporting business will be greatly benefited by this change. But the last sentence for our future is of course on the hands of our mother nature.
Posted 25-06-2013 09:42
It may not remain the same in the coming years...
Posted 24-06-2013 22:26
another impact of global warming, its thrilling
Posted 24-06-2013 21:53
very scary, in the long run. What next???
Posted 24-06-2013 21:31
Global warming has made a great impact on the Himalayas of our country too. The snow covered mountains are all naked and rocky now, rivers are dried up and the unusual climatic pattern that is rampant......
Posted 24-06-2013 20:26