Defiant Japan to hold annual whale hunt

Ignores threat from conservation activists who have vowed to disrupt the programme

Planet melting

If global warming continues, polar ice caps will melt, wiping nations off our planet

Catching the infant terrible

Polar potential

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After hottest May, Earth records hottest June of 21st century

Rise in temperature primarily because of warm ocean waters

Odisha: ravaged by drought till September; cyclone, floods in October

Is it climate change?

Earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami fear in India

Centre for ocean information services later withdraws tsunami warning for Andaman and Nicobar islands

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Getting the bulletin right

EL Nino and the new challenges

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Australia says no to protecting Japanese whale hunters

Does not buy country’s argument that it is whaling for scientific reasons

Killing dust

African dust clouds cause red tides that kill millions of fish in the Gulf of Mexico

Changing basic nature

Countries move from labs to seas to study the implications of ocean acidification

It's El Nino

The maverick child has brought about weather changes that threaten the unique ecosystem of Galapagos Islands

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Why Shell’s proposed oil exploration in the Arctic is making news

A recent business announcement by Shell and persistent protests by environment activists have added to the uncertainty over the oil exploration …

Aircraft may monitor tropical cyclones over India

Four-day conference on Indian Ocean tropical cyclones begins in Delhi

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Cyclone Lehar may be as severe as Phailin

Cyclone wind speed may reach up to 200 km/hr on Thursday at time of landfall; heavy rains predicted from Wednesday evening

Air pollution makes cyclones stronger: US study

Too early to say if pollution is the only factor responsible, says Indian scientist

World's first sustainable tuna fishery

Canada, UK given Dodo Awards by civil society

The awards are given to countries that contribute to biodiversity loss

Evolution in times of climate change

The origins of some of our fundamental traits could lie in climate change