{"id":75120,"date":"2021-01-02T18:22:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T12:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=75120"},"modified":"2021-01-07T12:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T07:17:06","slug":"implication-of-warming-in-arctic-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/implication-of-warming-in-arctic-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Implication of warming in Arctic region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Synopsis-<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Warming in the Arctic region has many implications and the geopolitics is also changing in the region.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Introduction-<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0Arctic has been warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, with higher temperatures pushing sea ice into a loop of melting and thinning.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Since 1980, the\u00a0amount of summer ice in\u00a0cubic kilometers has decreased\u00a0by an estimated 75 percent.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate change is increasingly\u00a0opening up the Northwest Passage, an Arctic sea route north of the Canadian mainland.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These developments will have a critical impact in several sectors, most fundamentally on climate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>What are the adverse impacts of global warming?<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A warming\u202fclimate\u202fholds important\u202fimplications\u202ffor other aspects of the global\u202fenvironment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>First<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, \u202fit had led to many changes on the planet, such as a rise in sea level, massive melting of snow and land ice, salinity levels, and current and precipitation patterns<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moreover, The Tundra is returning to the swamp, the permafrost is thawing, sudden storms are ravaging coastlines and wildfires are devastating interior Canada and Russia.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Second<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0Arctic biodiversity under serious threat from\u00a0climate change- The distribution of flora and fauna is shifting northwards as the Arctic continues to warm.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Increasing human encroachment with its attendant stresses will only aggravate this impact and upset a fragile balance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>What are the opportunities due to opening the Arctic region?<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The opening of the Arctic presents huge commercial and economic opportunities such as shipping, energy, fisheries, and mineral resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>First, new shipping route<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 The shrinking of ice on The\u202fNorthern Sea Route\u202fwill open new possibilities for shipping companies.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The distance from Rotterdam to Yokohama will be cut by 40 percent compared to the Suez route.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Second<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Raw materials underground<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 The area above the Arctic Circle is underlain by sedimentary basins and continental shelves that hold enormous oil and natural gas resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u202fArctic\u202fholds about\u202f22 percent of the world\u2019s undiscovered\u202fconventional\u202foil and natural gas resource\u202fbase along with mineral deposits including 25 percent of the global reserves of rare earth, buried in Greenland.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Download\u00a0 :-<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-syllabus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free upsc mains syllabus<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>What are the challenges in doing so?<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">First,\u00a0Navigation conditions are restrictive and dangerous due\u00a0to-<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">extreme conditions: ice floes, fog, imprecise charts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lack of search and rescue infrastructure and lack of deep-water ports.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Second,\u00a0added cost of navigation in polar waters\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">more expensive shipbuilding and crew training requirements need for ice-breakers, high insurance costs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mining and deep-sea drilling carry massive costs and environmental risks.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These difficulties may provide a crucial window to work out norms that are focused on balanced and sustainable development. However, the Arctic is not a global common and there is no overarching treaty that governs it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>What are the impacts of Arctic warming on India?<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0extensive coastline of India makes it most vulnerable\u00a0to the impact of Arctic warming as-<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is found that rising temperatures in the Arctic region is causing the sea-ice to melt faster than expected, impacting a major ocean current\u00a0linked to extreme weather events.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The global warming phenomena have resulted in a change in the\u00a0monsoon onset time and pattern.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>How Russia and china using Arctic geopolitics as a strategic posture?<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>First,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Russian priority is to ensure the\u00a0Northern Fleet\u2019s access\u00a0to, and passage along, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Second,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Russia has deployed substantive force\u00a0and capabilities along its northern border, including through an exercise with China in the eastern Arctic.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Third, China in the Arctic-\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">China\u2019s economic partnership with Russia in the Arctic with a focus on projecting the Polar Silk Road as an extension of the BRI, and has invested heavily in ports, energy, undersea infrastructure and mining projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thus, an\u202factive China in the Arctic and its growing economic and strategic relationship with Russia need close monitoring.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis-\u00a0Warming in the Arctic region has many implications and the geopolitics is also changing in the region.\u00a0 Introduction-\u00a0 The\u00a0Arctic has been warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, with higher temperatures pushing sea ice into a loop of melting and thinning.\u202f Since 1980, the\u00a0amount of summer ice in\u00a0cubic kilometers has decreased\u00a0by an&hellip; 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