An ocean like no other: The Southern Ocean’s ecological richness, significance for global climate

It stores heat and carbon, mixes global currents: The Southern Ocean, also called the Antarctic Ocean, can be best described in superlatives

Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters

This year’s events in the Arctic are just part of the climate change story of 2020

Aldabra’s coral reefs recovered faster from bleaching, finds new research

Lagoonal reefs recovered their pre-bleaching coral cover and community composition within only 4 years after bleaching, the study found 

Less ice, more rain... Why a new Arctic climate can be a global watershed

Global warming has dramatically changed the region’s climate, adding a rainy season almost equal to India’s and up to 10 months …

Global Eco Watch: Pregnant Gaur killed in Kerala; 6 held

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology 

Plants can absorb plastic as well, finds study

Plant accumulation of nanoplastics can have direct ecological effects and implications for agricultural sustainability and food safety, say …

IMD predicts normal monsoon for 2020

India Meteorological Department predicts intensity of monsoon rain could be between 96-104% of the long period average

11,000 scientists warn: Climate change isn’t just about temperature

A new paper track a broad set of indicators to convey the effects of human activities on greenhouse gas emissions, and the consequent impacts on …

Rising sea temperatures pose a threat to coral reefs: Study

Three mass bleaching events occurred in 1998, 2010 and 2016, impacting five major Indian coral reef regions — in Andaman, Nicobar, …

IPCC Special Report: India under constant threat of cyclones, coastal flooding

This report emphasises on what several scientists and researchers have been saying for a while now

El Niño won’t threaten this monsoon: IMD

While IMD says the climatic phenomenon will be ineffective, other forecasters disagree

The child gives oceans a fever

The El Nino of 1997 affected sea surface temperatures over the Indian Ocean

What ails India's wind pattern study?

A vicious cycle exposed

Rain check

The great Indian monsoon and its friends

A look at the association between the southwest monsoon and its companions

On the brink: Is it too late to fix damage to climate systems?

Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may have already passed the point of irreversible change. Most other crucial climate …

Indigenous knowledge is vital in the fight against climate change: IPCC report

The IPCC’s latest report cites various instances of how fast-vanishing indigenous knowledge is an important tool to mitigate the climate crisis

Warmer winters in India: La Nina events may be getting hotter than El Nino, say experts

La Niña conditions in the Pacific fading, may lead to a rise in global temperatures, say experts

Draft global guidelines to reduce plastic fishing gear in oceans agreed upon

A set of draft Voluntary Guidelines on marking fishing gear have been adopted by countries to monitor the use of fishing gear, which is …

July 2015 is Earth’s hottest month ever recorded

Ocean surfaces across the world also experienced record warmth

India to receive less rainfall, strong El Nino predicted

North-west India will be worst sufferer; IMD forecast says the region will receive only 85 per cent of normal rains

Arctic nations agree to bar fishing fleets from seas around North Pole

Fast melting sea ice and rising surface temperatures may draw fish farther north, experts feel

A large, large catchment

Pacific and the Atlantic oceans: key controllers of monsoons

Cyclone brewing? Conditions favourable, wait and watch for next 48 hours, say experts

Many tropical cyclones in recent years have undergone rapid intensification, such as super cyclone Amphan which hit West Bengal and Bangladesh in …