UN Ocean Conference: Experts call for ending policy blindspot to avert ‘ocean emergency’
Developing countries seek more funds; island nations team up against deep-sea mining
Ocean carbon observing system inadequate and immature: Report
The Ocean Observing System Report Card, 2022 report card pointed at inequality in the operational services across the oceans like Indian Ocean, …
A dramatic volcano eruption changed lives in Fiji 2,500 years ago. 100 generations have kept the story alive
A growing body of scientific research into “myths” and “legends” shows that many have a basis in fact, and the details …
Missing Titanic sub: What are submersibles, how do they communicate and what may have gone wrong?
Submersibles are manned watercraft that move in a similar fashion to submarines, but within a much more limited range
Bad weather ahead for Bay of Bengal, but how bad will it get?
The flip-flops over a new system brewing to India’s east show that our best climate models are playing catch up with weather systems in a …
Expect a wet September, late monsoon withdrawal due to La Niña
There is a 50-55% chance for the development of La Niña condition in the equatorial Pacific Ocean during the autumn of 2020
Fierce and frequent: What causes rapid intensification of cyclones?
Lack of understanding of transition from a seedling, like a low-pressure system to a tropical storm or cyclone, limits extending …
7.4 magnitude quake in Taiwan; Japan issues tsunami warning for Okinawa & other Ryukyu islands
The Philippines also issues tsunami warnings for its Batanes islands group; social media awash with cataclysmic images and videos from Taiwan
‘India supports marine protected areas in Antarctica to conserve ocean life’: Jitendra Singh to DTE
New designated regions be counted in 30X30 goal
La Niña is finishing an extremely unusual three-year cycle — here’s how it affected weather around the world
It’s hard to know exactly what climate change will mean for El Niños and La Niñas
Human activity is slowly killing the world’s rivers, study illustrates
The chemical composition of major rivers such as Yangtze, Amazon, Mississippi and Congo have been altered
National Geographic recognises ‘Southern Ocean’ as globe’s fifth ocean
The International Hydrographic Organization too had recognised the term in 1937 before repealing it in 1953
Book Excerpt: The survival of the Maldives as a nation
Journalist Daniel Bosley’s new book delves into the fragile group of atolls in the Indian Ocean
Thick ones, pointy ones – how albatross beaks evolved to match their prey
Beak size, shape varied between albatross species, making it a useful tool for identifying species that otherwise look similar
You can’t mine the seabed without proper rules
Extracting these minerals would be energy intensive and the problems experienced in terrestrial mining would be replicated at sea
Two United States cities declare support for orcas’ legal rights
Only 73 Southern Resident Orcas left in the wild; Current legislations ineffective, say city residents
Mexico braces for flash floods, landslides as Hurricane Orlene barrels in
Orlene is expected to pass Mexico’s Islas Marias islands before its landfall on the coast of mainland Mexico
Internal tide mixing keeps deep Andaman Sea warmer than Bay of Bengal: Study
Deep waters in the Andaman Sea are about 2 degrees Celsius warmer than in the Bay of Bengal
A warming Bay of Bengal may have turned Amphan into super cyclone: Experts
Storms will rapidly intensify more frequently in the Indian Ocean, making prediction methods less accurate
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
Deep-sea mining for building EV batteries: A sustainable approach or an invitation to another catastrophe?
Projections assume use of lithium-ion technology will continue despite alternatives
El Nino-like weather conditions increased short-term malnutrition in children across tropics: Study
Nearly 6 million children were driven into hunger during 2015 El Nino
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Alvaro, first cyclone of 2024, hits Madagascar
Over 16,000 affected; 8,400 people have been displaced and 5 killed
Land of Fire and Ice: Will the Grindavik eruption in Iceland be another Eyjafjallajokull?
For now, the eruption does not present a threat to life, according to the Icelandic government