Arctic Sea ice saw largest decline in 41 years in July 2019: NCPOR
Loss of ice cover in the Arctic Sea has had strong effects on components of climate system, such as reduction of heat and momentum, water vapour &…
Plant-like bacteria
The coast is not clear
A new report paints a grim picture of the world's coastal areas
Coral from current
Tell me where
The underground discharge of water and minerals to oceans is now known to be much more significant. This considerably reduces the weightage given …
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Troubled waters
Indian Ocean as rich archive of history — above and below the water line
In the age of rising sea levels and climate change, all that is important to learn more about the sea from an ecological point of view
एशिया-प्रशांत क्षेत्र के महासागरों के लिए कोविड-19 बन सकता है वरदान: यूएन रिपोर्ट
कार्बन उत्सर्जन और ऊर्जा मांग में आई तात्कालिक कमी से समुद्री पर्यावरण बेहतर हुआ है। एशिया-प्रशांत क्षेत्र के देशों को इससे सीख ले कर ...
The magnetic North Pole is shifting and that too very rapidly
There is unusual activity at the North Pole. The magnetic north pole is sliding away from the Arctic region of Canada into Siberia. It has always …
Increasing ocean acidity will hit the marine food chain, says study
Increasing acidification impacts phytoplankton, which in turn will drastically affect the fish population
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
Simple salmon
Scottish environmentalists oppose use of chemicals to control sea lice and favour organic salmon
Microplastic in Atlantic: Great garbage patch
Microplastics are all so pervasive that our bodies have turned into a great garbage patch
International expedition launched to study Indian Ocean
Information collected will help in understanding the impact of global warming and climate change
Ocean seeding fails
Manning the groves
Studies conducted on the Vietnamese coast reveal that mangroves are among the best defences one could put up against the ravages of the sea
Vicious circle
Global warming reduces ability of oceans to absorb carbon dioxide, leading to more warming
It is wetter in the south
Australian scientists say ocean warming has increased rainfall over the Southern Ocean
Plankton warming
To prevent overkill
Medicinal values of marine life make it vulnerable to overexploitation. But it is now possible to artificially produce such qualities
Turtle in trouble
Dead waters
The seas around the UK will not be free of radioactive discharges for several years
Fertilising the ocean
Iron leads to the growth of algae, which absorb carbon dioxide