Deep Ocean Exploration: Significance and Challenges

Significance

  • Extraction of Rare Earth Metals: Rare earth metals extracted from deep ocean exploration can be utilised in manufacturing solar panels, batteries, smart phones, and other electronic gadgets, which could enable countries like India establish themselves as global hubs of electronics production.
  • Energy Generation: Tapping tidal resources and energy can assist deep ocean research utilise renewable energy sources.
  • Predict Disasters: Research on the oceans can be used to anticipate disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.
  • Research: Exploration would lead to high-impact research and workforce development in addition to discovering the mineral potential and creating technology for mining and extraction.

Challenges

  • Expensive: Deep ocean ....
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