Does a new era of bleaching beckon for Indian Ocean coral reefs?

The British overseas territory faces an environmental crisis

Impact of ocean warming on monsoon

Roxy Mathew Koll from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune talks about the effects of ocean warming on the Indian Monsoons.

Rulers of the waves

Just how difficult is monsoon prediction for agriculture?

According to the writer, the monumental challenge of forecasting the monsoon beyond a few days is difficult

Climate change to almost triple risk of extreme Indian Ocean weather events

While the world is worried about an El Nino forming in the Pacific, a similar phenomenon may be under way in the Indian Ocean

Fishing issues

Diego Garcia islanders get justice

Sourcing Shompens

Hunter-gatherers of Great Nicobar yield evolutionary clues

वैज्ञानिक करेंगे सागर मंथन

अगले वर्ष जनवरी से ‘डीप ओशन मिशन’ की शुरुआत हो सकती है

Pochard resurrected

Making waves

Space crunch for Olive Ridleys

Cyclone Idai batters southern Africa; 120 dead, many more missing

Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi affected in the ‘worst disaster to hit the region’

Is India better prepared if a 2004-like tsunami strikes again?

Next month will mark 14 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami killed thousands 

The company El Nino keeps

Effects similar to those of El Nino have been observed in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans

A deal to destroy

Why the Indian Ocean is spawning strong and deadly tropical cyclones

Temperatures of 30°C are occurring more often and over longer periods of time

The lost world

A continent rose thrice above the Indian Ocean, only to disappear beneath the waves each time

Scientists find new dimension to dynamics of Indian Ocean

They have discovered that sea level in the ocean rises and falls by up to 4 cms every 30-80 days

Madagascar emerges as hotspot for endangered whale sharks

85 juvenile sharks visited various spots of the island nation’s coast in a single season, says study

Oceans are fast losing oxygen, putting marine habitat at greater risk

Decreasing oxygen level increases stress on marine life even as it faces the impact of rising temperatures and ocean acidification

Rising ocean temperatures will lead to sharp decline in marine productivity, says study

According to the study, the rapid warming of the Indian Ocean has reduced the phytoplankton population by a fifth in the past 60 years

Coconut cousins

DNA analysis shows coconuts have two different origins

Noxious ways?

Pollution from Africa and Indonesia reaches Indian Ocean region in monsoon transition periods

The saga of Diego Garcia's Chagossian evacuees

How Diego Garcia became a US military base