Written in the ice

Welcome to Sheba. Here, 50 scientists will endure extreme weather conditions to better understand the Arctic climate and global warming

Cloud view clears up

Origin of aerosols dictates cloud shape

How humans invite storm

Tornado and storm frequencies linked to human activities

Scientists find new mechanism that contributes to Arctic warming

New research says the Arctic Ocean traps more energy from far infrared radiation than previously estimated

Scientists warn against deep sea mining

Call for sustainable management of oceans

Near but not dear

A recent study conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature- International on birds in the Midway Islands proves that pollution too makes the …

The Arctic carbon sink

Snow covered plants in the tundra start absorbing carbon dioxide in early spring itself

Seychelles gets ambitious with its waste

Government unveils master sanitation plan to protect environment

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 …