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

समुद्री प्रदूषण के बारे में ये 11 बातें आपके लिए जानना है जरूरी

समुद्र से पृथ्वी की उत्पति हुई और हमें जीवन मिला, लेकिन हमारी वजह से ही अब समुद्र के जीवन को खतरा है। जानें, 11 ...

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

Microplastics again: Report flags threat to marine environment along Kanyakumari coast

Pollutants dog remote beaches, marine ports apart from touristy destinations: Bharatidasan University study

Mauritius is reeling from a spreading oil spill – and people are angry with how the government has handled it

The recent Beirut tragedy — a deadly explosion of ammonium nitrate in long-term port storage — and now this Mauritius incident raise …

With leaking ship breaking apart, Mauritius heading for ‘catastrophe’

When it breaks, the MV Wakashio could leak 2,500 tonnes more, of oil into the ocean

Low-pressure area to form over Andaman Sea by April 30: IMD

The low-pressure area will likely change into a depression by May 2

Recent rains due to western disturbances pointer to greater climate malaise

While it has rained heavily in certain districts, there has been none in others

भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप में सूखे की गंभीरता को बढ़ा सकते हैं ऐरोसॉल: स्टडी

भारत, अमेरिका और कनाडा के वायुमंडलीय वैज्ञानिकों की टीम ने पता लगाया है कि एल नीनो वाले वर्षों के दौरान ऐरोसॉल के कारण भारतीय ...

Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?

Citizens baffled as weather forecasters are divided over monsoon’s onset dates 

Crust falls apart

2004 megaquake fractured the Indo-Australian plate of Earth

Full steam ahead

Geothermal power is sparkling clean

Protecting turtles

MoU to safeguard the dwindling number of turtles on the anvil in India

Cloud over the haze

UNEP rushes in where fools fear to tread. Cheap publicity or bad politics?

History in a sheet of sand

Global Eco Watch: Mauritius declares environmental emergency

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

हिंद महासागर से गायब हो चुकी हैं 90 फीसदी डॉल्फिन, यह है वजह

1950 से 2018 के बीच हिंद महासागर में लगाए गए गिलनेट के चलते करीब 41 लाख जीव मारे जा चुके हैं, जिनमें बड़ी मात्रा ...

As El Nino probability increases, uncertainty looms over Indian monsoon

Earlier this month, IMD predicted a normal monsoon based on a low probability of El Nino occurrence