40th Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica launched
Apart from its scientific mission, the expedition shall carry out the humanitarian responsibility of relieving the 48-strong winter crew from …
‘Future studies could validate more of Thor Heyerdahl's hypotheses on the Pacific’
Down To Earth speaks to Reidar Solsvik, the curator of the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway about a recent study in ‘Nature’ …
Cyclone Yaas is the 96th tropical cyclone to strike Odisha in 130 years
Balasore was the site for landfall for 28 cyclones in that period
With leaking ship breaking apart, Mauritius heading for ‘catastrophe’
When it breaks, the MV Wakashio could leak 2,500 tonnes more, of oil into the ocean
How has the moon transformed our evolution?
Moon has remained important to the geology of the Earth and important to the evolution of life itself.
IMD predicts low-pressure area over south Andaman Sea
If the low-pressure area intensifies into a cyclone, this would be the third cyclone of 2022
Rare 3rd consecutive La Nina event underway, could impact agriculture
Southwest monsoon will likely extend till October, with detrimental impacts on Indian agriculture
‘Ocean thermal energy conversion plant coming up in Lakshadweep’
The plant will power the one lakh litre per day low temperature thermal desalination plant, which converts seawater into potable water
Degradation, loss of coral reefs can affect 4.5 million people in southeast Asia: IPCC report
Corals occupy only 0.1% of the global sea surfaces; but more than 25% of marine biodiversity is supported by them
Microplastics again: Report flags threat to marine environment along Kanyakumari coast
Pollutants dog remote beaches, marine ports apart from touristy destinations: Bharatidasan University study
Mauritius is reeling from a spreading oil spill – and people are angry with how the government has handled it
The recent Beirut tragedy — a deadly explosion of ammonium nitrate in long-term port storage — and now this Mauritius incident raise …
Deforestation in Maritime Continent may make El Nino events more complex and harder to predict
Central Pacific type El Nino events can increase by 11.7%, La Nina events by 14.6%
Hurricane Lee: 144,000 people stranded without power in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
Hurricane Lee started as a tropical depression in the central Atlantic Ocean on September 5, 2023. On September 7, it intensified into a Category …
Fossil-sorting robot to make it easier to study oceans, climate
New tech can automate sorting, manipulating and identifying microscopic marine fossils
Global Eco Watch: Mauritius declares environmental emergency
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Climate change: West Africa’s oceans at risk because of a lack of monitoring
Communities are left blind to climate effect; can't take measures to adapt themselves
Climate frontline: Barents Sea around Svalbard, Franz Josef Land warming 7 times faster than globe, says study
The exceptional warming of the Arctic could lead to more extreme weather in North America, Europe and Asia, the Norwegian study said
En route to climate catastrophe? 4 major indicators broke records in 2021, says WMO
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea-level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification were the highest since record keeping began
Wastewater, seasons, tides: How Ganga water quality in Bengal changes every year
Pollution is less in the monsoon and post monsoon due to dilution of river water with rainwater; it is the opposite in pre-monsoon
Why were there no cyclones in October and November?
If December also remains cyclone-free, it would be the first time since 1961 that the post-monsoon season would not get a cyclone
Delayed monsoon withdrawal: Why that should bother us
Data from recent years has shown that the seasonal gap between the southwest and northeast monsoons may be decreasing
What is it like inside Hurricane Sam? Saildrone footage gives a glimpse
The drone in the Atlantic Ocean will help understand hurricanes better to reduce loss of human life
Cyclone Yaas: Landfall in Odisha but flood scares in Bengal
Cyclone Yaas’ landfall will overlap with the high tide and could inundate inland areas
Will May witness severe cyclones?
A cyclone-free April raises the prospect of severe cyclones in the coming month, the last phase of the pre-monsoon cyclone season
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
