Largest cruise ship to Arctic could set a wrong precedent

The month-long voyage across the Arctic can have a manifold impact on a region that’s already vulnerable to climate change

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

Ocean fertilization picked apart

Solar aircraft on world tour obstructed by bad weather

The aircraft is part of an experimental project to raise awareness about renewable energy

India gets remote-controlled polar vehicle

It will substantially enhance India’s capabilities to predict monsoon , says Harsh Vardhan

Pacific Ocean rising because of human activity

New research warns the ocean near the Philippines and northeast Australia are rising by about 1 cm per year due to human activity

जेलीफिश की बढ़ती आबादी से संकट में सार्डिन मछलियां

समुद्री मत्स्य अनुसंधान संस्थान ने अपने अध्ययन में पाया है कि अरब सागर में बढ़ते तापमान के कारण जेलीफिश की संख्या में वृद्धि हुई ...

आर्कटिक के गर्म होने से आ सकते हैं विनाशकारी भूकंप: अध्ययन

वैज्ञानिक ने अनुमान लगाया कि अचानक तापमान में बदलाव भू-गर्भकालीन कारकों को बढ़ा देता है, जिससे विनाशकारी भूकंप आने के आसार बढ़ जाते हैं।

Marine protection falls short of the 2020 target to safeguard 10% of the world’s oceans. A UN treaty and lessons from Antarctica could help

Stronger Antarctic leadership is urgently needed to safeguard the Southern Ocean and beyond

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

Indian researchers may improve wave forecasts

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services-led team research may help in coastal management, mitigation of adverse impacts 

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 ...

Deep sea mining threatens global waters, seabed authority lets it: Greenpeace

The international non-profit raises concerns on the International Seabed Authority’s role and competence

Space Race 2.0: Who does it belong to?

Governments have been exploring space for a while, but the influx of private players has altered the rules of the game. What are the laws …

Scientists look into the past to identify locally threatened fish

The researchers reconstructed species’ occurrences by combining modern underwater transect surveys and catch assessments with historical records

How will global warming affect El Niño in the 21st Century?

With available data not sufficient, it is imperative that models be held to very stringent standards on their performance of El Niño …

New global alliance commits over $1 billion to help end plastic waste

Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), comprising about 30 companies, aims to invest $1.5 billion over the next five years in fight against …

Andhra, Tamil Nadu set to be rocked by severe cyclone in next two days

The probable track of the cyclone will take it towards southern Andhra Pradesh and northern Tamil Nadu coasts where pre-cyclone preparations need …

Oceans are heating up 60% faster than IPCC claims: study

The researchers claim that devices used to measure ocean temperatures are not evenly distributed