Chapter 612: Breaking holes and patching up the sky
“Are you curious about such a harsh environment?
Why do we need to build a scientific research station there?
Just Not long ago, our country established its fifth scientific research station on the continent of Antarctica.
In fact, our country established a scientific research station here in Antarctica.
It only takes a few decades.
In 1985, our country established its first scientific research station in Antarctica.
The name of this scientific research station is called Great Wall Station.
Four years later, our country established a second scientific research station, named Zhongshan Station.
After this, it will be a long time.
It was not until 2009 to 2014 that our country established the third and fourth scientific research stations.
Kunlun Station and Taishan Station.
Including the Qinling Station not long ago, my country has established a total of five scientific research stations in Antarctica.
It can accommodate almost three hundred people living at the same time.
But working in Antarctica is not an easy task.
Generally speaking, a person can only stay at an Antarctic research station for a maximum of one and a half years.
It seems that there are many scientific research stations in our country.
Compared to the rest of the countries, there are eight in the former Soviet Union.
Argentina has seven, the United States has six, and Japan has four.
Why should so many scientific research stations be built?
Because this is to jointly safeguard Antarctic resources for all mankind.
Antarctica accounts for 70% of the world’s freshwater resources.
There are also 500 billion dong coal mines, 100 billion barrels of oil, and 5 trillion cubic meters of natural gas.
It can be said to be a place rich in resources.
But Antarctica does not belong to any country under international law.
A total of fifty-four countries have signed the Antarctic Treaty.
Let’s discuss this so-called last piece of pure land for mankind.
Member states that are qualified for discussion and research.
The only country that has established a scientific research station in Antarctica.
The remaining countries have not established scientific research stations in Antarctica.
They can only listen, but have no power to make decisions or participate.
So when others are studying how to develop and research Antarctica.
Others will use confidentiality as an excuse to let other countries go out.
Our country experienced such a moment of humiliation at that time.
I was asked out on the spot.
Because of this, our country began to strive for strength.
But an Antarctic scientific research station - the Great Wall Station - was established.
At this point, our country is qualified to join the discussion.
But at the beginning, our country knew nothing about it.
I don’t know how to build a scientific research station at all.
After it is established, what should be done here and how to take scientific examinations.
Even going to Antarctica, I don’t know how to get there.
Because there was no such thing as an icebreaker in our country at that time.
It was not until 2019 that my country's first domestically produced ocean-going icebreaker Xuelong 2 was officially put into use.
As you all know, it is not easy to establish a scientific research station in Antarctica.
But why create so many?
Because different scientific research stations undertake different scientific research tasks.
In addition to this, there is the most important point.
After establishing a scientific research station in Antarctica, it is equivalent to occupying this territory.
People from other countries cannot build scientific research stations near you.
So this is equivalent to taking up space.
The more you capture, the greater your advantage. ”
After hearing Ye Zhen’s popular science.
For the first time, audiences at home and abroad learned that Antarctica is such a place.
“I’m curious about the world map. Why the Antarctic is white? It turns out to be because it does not belong to any country. ”
"So there are so many resources in Antarctica."
"But this little thing is not worth spending so much time on."
"I feel like there must be something ulterior here. "
Except for the audience.
The researchers at the Chinese scientific research station in the Antarctic scientific research station are also watching Ye Zhen's program. "The signal is pretty good. I can finally watch the same program."
“This is the first time I have seen Mr. Ye’s program broadcast live here in Antarctica.”
“But Mr. Ye still knows a lot about this aspect.”
They became the first people to watch TV programs in Antarctica.
It is also unprecedented.
Before the development of science and technology, this place could be said to be an absolute forbidden area for humans.
Even surviving here is a luxury.
Some geographers said slowly.
“It is now recognized that Antarctica was only discovered in the past two hundred years.”
“Antarctica is composed of continent, continental ice, and islands, with a total area of 14.245 million square kilometers.”< br>
"The mainland area is 12.393 million square kilometers, the continental ice area is 1.582 million square kilometers, and the island area is 76,000 square kilometers."
"But in recent years, some researchers have discovered that Antarctica..."< br>
Professor Yan Xin remembered the time in the last century.
“We humans discovered for the first time that a huge hole was broken in the ozone layer over the Antarctic.”
“Finally, after research, it was found that this was because humans abused Freon, a chemical Ingredients.”
“This stuff was the main refrigerant for many refrigerators and air conditioners in the last century.”
“And this stuff was widely used at that time.”
“The scientists who discovered Freon obtained won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the time."
"It wasn't until the damaged ozone layer was discovered over the Antarctic."
"We didn't know that things were going to be bad."
We at Blue Star can have what we have today.
It can be said that the existence of the ozone layer is indispensable.
The ozone layer intercepts a large amount of ultraviolet rays.
Ultraviolet rays are very lethal to the creatures on Blue Star.
If you look at disinfection and sterilization in hospitals, they use ultraviolet lamps for long-term irradiation.
This is harmful to all living organisms.
“You all know what the chemical formula of ozone is, right?” Professor Yan Xin asked.
Not to mention researchers like them, even junior high school students know it.
O3, this is ozone.
"So to a certain extent, the ozone layer is a protective layer formed by spiritual energy?" One of the researchers said, touching his chin.
At that time, everyone discovered that if this continued,
If the ozone layer is destroyed, the end of mankind will really come.
So various treaties were signed at that time to prohibit the use of Freon.
Until now, the ozone layer has only begun to slowly recover.
It is not that simple to repair the ozone layer.
This is tantamount to making up for the sky!
The current development of human science and technology still does not have such capabilities.
We can only rely on nature to slowly repair it.
What humans can do is to limit the use of Freon.
Don’t let the hole in the ozone layer continue to expand.
In the Sahara desert.
At this time, Professor Zhou and his group were still hiding in the tent watching the small black and white TV brought by the tour guide Hassan.
“I didn’t expect that our country would be so interested in Antarctica.” Professor Zhou didn’t know much about this aspect of knowledge.
The same is true for Lao Wu, "I only see that our country is getting stronger and stronger."
Si Xiaoping thought on the side, "Is there really no civilization in Antarctica?"
Because Si Xiaoping has basically no knowledge about Antarctica.
In Bureau 749, Ning Xiu and Song Xuan began to "monitor" Ye Zhen's program again.
It’s just that the recent 749 game has been quite busy.
They are trying to find out which force is responsible for wiping out the flourishing Buddhist sect.
This is a very unstable factor.
Song Xuan asked Ning Xiu, "Captain, I have read some information in the bureau's system."
"Antarctica seems not as simple as we thought."
Ning Xiu nodded, "Back then The establishment of the scientific research station is not just for scientific research."
"Because there was a first-level abnormal event in Antarctica that year."
(End of this chapter)