Thursday, 6 August 2015

Russia Claims North Pole, 1.2 Million Square Kilometers of Arctic


Russia Claims North Pole, 1.2 Million Square Kilometers of Arctic
As polar ice continues to recede, the Arctic rush for potentially a quarter of the planet’s undiscovered oil and gas is heating up.
Russia has submitted a bid to the United Nations, again claiming 1.2 million square kilometers of Arctic shelf, including the North Pole, according to an announcement by the nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.

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http://en.mid.ru/en/web/guest/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/1633205

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2 comments:

  1. Sam Collett7 August 2015 at 00:26

    Perhaps they want to change America through global warming? Ice caps melt, New York under water, Russia becomes temperate climate. Long term thinking...

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  2. Eric Ramos7 August 2015 at 18:46

    "Of course you know......this means war."
    -Bugs Bunny

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