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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

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

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

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

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

Microplastic in Atlantic: Ocean lab near Bermuda Triangle

Scientists on expedition find 29 pieces of plastic, of which 23 are micro plastic, in the Atlantic Gyre

Large quartz dust particles found in the middle of the North Atlantic

The mere existence of these particles at this location cannot be explained by conventional climate change models

Sea level rise 3mm higher in 2018 than last year: report

Previous studies have also warned that the sea level rise in 21st Century has been three times as fast as that in the bulk of the 20th

Big business, children join Oceans Day celebration

The presence of big business representatives at the conference is significant to ensure their participation in ocean protection

An Arctic account

The ice layer is thinning and spring arrives sooner than expected. The Arctic is already experiencing the impacts of global warming

Marsh spews bacteria onto beach

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

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  

Biporjoy: Cyclonic storm develops over Arabian Sea, could make landfall in Pakistan or Oman

This is the first cyclone to form in June since 2020

Mocha is the strongest cyclone on earth so far in this year: Expert

Storm equals Fani in terms of speed and intensity  

Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Read DTE’s in-depth coverage

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