At least 18 reported dead after Cyclone Gamane hits Madagascar

According to the World Bank, Madagascar is among the countries that are most at risk of climate change. It also has the highest rates of poverty …

Scientists reconstruct history of world’s most powerful ocean current over last 5.3 million years and its link to global climate

Antarctic Circumpolar Current could grow stronger due to human-caused climate change, accelerate melting of Antarctic ice

East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season — new study

In the long term it is crucial to ensure that any new infrastructure is robust to withstand more frequent and heavier rains

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

The British overseas territory faces an environmental crisis

Rulers of the waves

Saved by sponge

As oceans warm up, women in Zanzibar switch from seaweed to climate-resilient sponge farming to stay afloat

Heat waves to intensify in Madagascar, one of Earth’s richest biodiversity hotspots: WWA study

Indian Ocean island experienced one of its hottest Octobers, with even the capital and highlands experiencing record heat

Fishing issues

Diego Garcia islanders get justice

Sourcing Shompens

Hunter-gatherers of Great Nicobar yield evolutionary clues

DTE Coverage: Cyclones Tej & Hamoon form together in Indian Ocean’s marginal seas

The last time cyclones formed simultaneously in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal was in 2018

Cyclone Tauktae shows why north Indian Ocean is now whacky

Cyclone Tauktae's pace of intensification and the duration of its roar were unexpected

Pochard resurrected

Making waves

Space crunch for Olive Ridleys

Kenya’s coast is losing huge amounts of seagrass. But all isn’t lost

The future is bright since the capacity in seagrass research has grown over the years

Weakening of Tej in Arabian Sea might have strengthened Hamoon in Bay of Bengal: IMD Expert

Hamoon expected to make landfall between Khepupara and Chattogram in Bangladesh  

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

Alvaro, first cyclone of 2024, hits Madagascar

Over 16,000 affected; 8,400 people have been displaced and 5 killed    

Biporjoy: Cyclonic storm develops over Arabian Sea, could make landfall in Pakistan or Oman

This is the first cyclone to form in June since 2020

Mocha is the strongest cyclone on earth so far in this year: Expert

Storm equals Fani in terms of speed and intensity  

Coconut cousins

DNA analysis shows coconuts have two different origins