Six tropical storms whirling over Atlantic and Pacific

The combined number of active storms has reportedly tied a modern record, set in September 1992

Hurricane Irma: things you must know about one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever

For the Caribbean nations, it is bringing back the memories of Hurricane Matthew that killed more than 500 people in Haiti in 2016

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Microplastic in Atlantic: Ocean lab near Bermuda Triangle

Scientists on expedition find 29 pieces of plastic, of which 23 are micro plastic, in the Atlantic Gyre

Large quartz dust particles found in the middle of the North Atlantic

The mere existence of these particles at this location cannot be explained by conventional climate change models

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Hurricane Dorian: A big, slow and very unpredictable storm

The Category 5 hurricane is moving at 1.5 km/hr and can hit any one out of five southern US states

Africa: The least responsible, but most vulnerable to climate change

More than 2,000 natural disasters have hit Africa since 1970 affecting 500 million people and killing 0.9 million

A crab’s coup strategy

Control reproduction of competing species

Are hurricanes strengthening more rapidly?

Just having the right water temperature and moisture won’t ensure that storms will undergo rapid intensification or become major …

How aerosol formation helps brighten clouds, balance climate

The formation of new particle covers about 40 per cent of the Earth’s surface

Hurricanes, wildfires further endanger these threatened species in US, Caribbean

With extreme climate events showing no signs of ebbing, preservation of species can no longer be left to the whims of nature

Genetically-modified salmon sparks debate

This particular salmon is an Atlantic one modified to grow fast with the help of genetic sequences from a Pacific Chinook Salmon and the eel-like …

Global Eco Watch: ‘Eco disaster’ unfolding on Kamchatka beach

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Atlantic Ocean contains 10 times more microplastics than previously thought: Study

The ocean contains 12-21 million tonnes of microplastics; figure only for three of the most common types of plastic litter

Ocean’s dramatic past

Zeroing in on the evolution of the North Atlantic

Tropical storms Marco, Laura head for the Gulf of Mexico, spark Fujiwhara effect scare

Simultaneous formation of two storms in western Atlantic Ocean creates Fujiwhara effect scare, that happens when 2 hurricanes combine to form a …

Microplastic in Atlantic: Great garbage patch

Microplastics are all so pervasive that our bodies have turned into a great garbage patch

Hurricanes are now getting intense more quickly than 30 years ago

Rapid intensification occurs when the maximum wind speed in a hurricane goes up by at least 28.8 miles within a 24-hour period

Ocean seeding fails

40 per cent of Europe’s sharks and rays face extinction risk: IUCN

Conservation body’s newly released ‘Red List’ says 7.5 per cent of continent’s marine species are at risk of extinction

Court asks US Navy to ban use of sonar harming whales, marine life

Noise pollution in the oceans is disrupting whales’ abilities to hear and migrate

Rising sea levels could force marine life towards poles

Such a move could put sea creatures at extreme peril

A large, large catchment

Pacific and the Atlantic oceans: key controllers of monsoons

Global Eco Watch: Atlantic Salmon returning to Maine river after dam removals

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology