It has been more than two years since the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared but a lot of people are still searching for it.
A group of scientists from Italy said via BBC that the flight's remains could be about 500 kilometers north of the area being searched by authorities. This assessment is based on the analyzed recovered debris as well as weather and ocean condition data that were then collected and modeled on a computer.
Eric Jansen, the lead author of the study, said in a press release on the European Geosciences Union website that the result was derived from calculating the movement of the debris that was deemed the best in agreement according to the five of the currently confirmed discoveries, which would make this prediction pretty accurate. Jansen's reputation is creditable, since he is a researcher at the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change in Italy.
The conclusion of this study states that the main wreckage from this plane is most likely within a large search area between 28°S and 35°S. Currently, the area being searched is between 32°S and 35°S, so the team suggested that it would be best if the searchers try searching for the missing commercial aircraft further north.
The Italian scientists said in the same press release that the disappearance of this aircraft is probably one of the most mysterious modern history events. As such, it is important for them to understand the event, not only for the relatives of passengers who disappeared with the aircraft, but also for the sake of aircraft aviation in its entirety.
The Flight MH370 was declared missing on March 8, 2014 over the course of its flight in the Indian Ocean. Supposedly, the aircraft's destination was Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, carrying 239 people onboard. The search has been extensive, as seen with the amount of contribution made by Australia, China, and Malaysia, with Australia contributing more than $67 million, according to International Business Times.
