Powerful typhoon headed for Philippines

Country’s disaster management officials have alerted authorities to keep relief material ready

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

Great Pacific Garbage Patch ‘much larger’ than earlier estimated

The garbage patch is largely made up of tiny bits of plastic trapped by ocean currents

El Nino is starting to lose strength after fueling a hot, stormy year, but it’s still powerful − an atmospheric scientist explains what’s ahead for 2024

The 2024 hurricane season likely won’t have El Nino around to help weaken storms. But that doesn’t necessarily mean an active season

Black Summer: Australian wildfires linked to La Niña’s three-year streak, finds study

La Niña would have occurred without the 2019-2020 wildfires, but would have been short-lived and weaker

Even weak tropical cyclones have grown more intense worldwide – we tracked 30 years of them using currents

An increase in ocean currents corresponded to a rise in the intensity of weak tropical cyclones during 1990-2020

COVID-19: After 2.5 years, Micronesia in the Pacific records its first outbreak

Barely a fortnight before Micronesia had planned to lift its quarantine and travel restrictions on August 1, 42 people have tested positive for …

‘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’ …

What does the marine heatwave in Pacific mean for environment?

It could cause droughts in the surrounding region, affect marine ecosystem and coral reefs

Indigenous islanders complain against Canberra over climate change

The residents of the islands located in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea say the Australian government is not doing enough to …

Why Tamil Nadu should be worried about 2 storms brewing in the western Pacific

Both storms are forming off the coast of Southeast Asia and could have an effect on weather conditions in the Bay of Bengal, affecting the Tamil …

Scientists project path of radiation plume from Japan's nuclear reactors

Low-pressure area to form over Andaman Sea by April 30: IMD

The low-pressure area will likely change into a depression by May 2

Rare 3rd consecutive La Nina event underway, could impact agriculture

Southwest monsoon will likely extend till October, with detrimental impacts on Indian agriculture 

How aerosol formation helps brighten clouds, balance climate

The formation of new particle covers about 40 per cent of the Earth’s surface

Solar aircraft on world tour obstructed by bad weather

The aircraft is part of an experimental project to raise awareness about renewable energy

Pacific Ocean rising because of human activity

New research warns the ocean near the Philippines and northeast Australia are rising by about 1 cm per year due to human activity

Why the monsoon stalled in 2021: Blame it on anomalous world weather

A host of factors including temperature anomalies, the Madden Julian Oscillation and the Indian Ocean Dipole are responsible

How will global warming affect El Niño in the 21st Century?

With available data not sufficient, it is imperative that models be held to very stringent standards on their performance of El Niño …

‘Double-dip’: La Nina has formed for second year in a row, says NOAA   

A La Nina usually causes wetter conditions and also leads to formation of low-pressure areas in India

Loss, decay and bleaching: Why sponges may be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves

Marine sponges were earlier thought to be more resilient to ocean warming

Fatal warming

Banded morwong first bred faster, may now disappear

The great Pacific garbage patch

El Nino on its way, will likely impact monsoon: Experts

It could also cause heatwaves and droughts in India, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, the Pacific Islands

Warm Arctic waves, La Niña to blame for early heat waves, depressions: Experts

If the interaction between La Niña and the warm Arctic is happening, it is an impact of global warming