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- cross-posted to:
- climate@slrpnk.net
- globalnews@lemmy.zip
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50963139
The Istanbul Bridge’s maiden voyage, originally expected to take 18 days, was delayed by two days due to a storm off the coast of Norway but the ship still reached Europe earlier than the 40 to 50 days it takes freighters going through the Suez Canal or around the Cape of Good Hope.
The new Northern Sea Route, running entirely through Arctic waters and within Russia’s exclusive economic zone, can now be navigated by ships due to global warming.
This is good for China.
They haven’t been able to attack Taiwan because their only shipping way towards west goes through the straits of Malacca, and if those are blocked, China is in deep trouble.
This new route removes much of that danger. Now Taiwan can be attacked much more safely.
The indifference of us Europeans is beautiful.
Hooray.