Friday, May 15, 2009

Question - 251

A recent controversial event. Identify.

Answer: A Russian submarine is planting a Russian flag on the north pole claiming the seabed. Global warming has melted enough polar ice to make prospecting for fossil fuels in that area possible. Talk about a positive feedback loop. Hari, Srivats, Raghu, Adi, Vijay, Iam, Harish and Rajesh got it. Well done.

8 comments:

Hari said...

That's Russia planting their flag on the artic ocean floor

Srivats said...

russia claiming the north pole seabed for its own

Raghu said...

Russians claim the Arctic.

Anonymous said...

Russia planting its flag under North pole

VIjay said...

russia plants flag on sea bed under north pole claiming territorial rights over it.

Iam said...

Russian flag planted in the sea floor under the North Pole (Symbolically claiming the North pole territories)

Controversy: Claiming the region for resources competing with other major powers who are looking at the "positive" side of global warming and the melting of the polar ice.

Indeed, a gleeful group they are!

Harish said...

Nice. Russia planting flag at the North pole.

rajesh said...

Russia planting its flag at North pole.