Can changes in Indian Ocean temperatures help predict dengue outbreaks? New paper finds links
Indian Ocean basin-wide index found to be associated to dengue outbreaks in both Northern and Southern hemispheres
Hidaya has made landfall as per Kenya Met Department; but another depression is developing behind it
Mtwara, a coastal city in Tanzania, receives 140% of its average May rainfall in 12 hours
Indian Ocean is heating up much faster than we think, at a rate of 1.7-3.8°C per century
Future increase in heat content equivalent to adding energy of one Hiroshima atomic bomb detonation every second, all day, every day, for a decade
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