• harc@szmer.info
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    26 days ago

    Ever heard of north passage opening? Basically main economic oportunity for Russia other then its raw materials?

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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      26 days ago

      Yes, that would change geopolitics dramatically. That also probably won't happen for a few decades until the ice caps melt a lot more, though.

      • harc@szmer.info
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        26 days ago

        https://gcaptain.com/first-panamax-containership-sprints-across-arctic-reaching-china-in-just-three-weeks/

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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          25 days ago

          For now shipping services between Europe and Asia via the North remain limited to a 3-4 months summer window, but as sea ice retreats earlier in summer and returns later in winter more operators will surely look to the Arctic for new opportunities.

          Like I said. In a few decades the Northern passage will just be an open sea route most of the year.