Where is MH370 debris found?

Authorities say this piece of debris has been confirmed to be from MH370. It was found in June on Pemba Island, in the Indian Ocean near the mainland. It is believed to be part of the outboard wing flap of the missing Boeing 777.

Has any pieces of MH370 been found?

Despite air and sea searches of vast stretches of the Indian Ocean, the aircraft and its passengers has never been found. A recent memorial reminds that MH370 is not the only missing aircraft out there.

Who shot down mh17?

Last year, Dutch prosecutors charged four individuals – three Russians and one Ukrainian who it said were responsible for downing the jetliner. The most prominent of the four is Igor Girkin, who prosecutors contend is a former Russian intelligence officer who operated out of the rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk.

What happened to Malaysia Flight MH17?

Malaysia Airlines flight 17, also called Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, flight of a passenger airliner that crashed and burned in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 people on board, most of whom were citizens of the Netherlands, died in the crash.

When did the search for MH370 start?

The vessel arrived at the search area on 21 January 2018 and started the search on 22 January 2018. The planned search area of site 1, where the search begun, was 33,012 square kilometres (12,746 sq mi), while the extended area covered some more 48,500 square kilometres (18,700 sq mi).

Where are the trade winds found?

The trade winds can be found about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. Right at the equator there is almost no wind at all—an area sometimes called the doldrums. Earth’s rotation causes the trade winds to curve toward the west in the Northern Hemisphere and the east in the Southern Hemisphere.

What drives ocean currents in the North Atlantic?

Map of temperature of the North Atlantic Ocean shows the warm Gulf Stream current along the East Coast of the United States transporting heat northward towards the cooler high latitudes. (NOAA) Winds, water density, and tides all drive ocean currents. Coastal and sea floor features influence their location, direction, and speed.

What causes ocean currents to veer to the left?

Similar to a person trying to walk in a straight line across a spinning merry-go-round, winds and ocean waters get deflected from a straight line path as they travel across the rotating Earth. This phenomenon causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to veer to the right and in the Southern Hemisphere to the left.

What causes air to slant toward the equator?

Between about 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south of the equator, in a region called the horse latitudes, the Earth’s rotation causes air to slant toward the equator in a southwesterly direction in the northern hemisphere and in a northwesterly direction in the southern hemisphere.