Seabed movers

The face of extinction

Species extinction is real, and not a scare. But the solutions conservationsists provide are simplistic and even more scary

Amidst the El Niño buzz, Pacific Ocean cools down

While the world awaits El Niño, the 'Little Boy' has played a mischief which has led to a delay in its arrival

Japan volcano that exploded in mid-August poses risk to ships, planes

Ash plume of Fukutoku-Okanoba higher than planes’ normal altitude; pumice blown by eruption poses hazards for ship hulls

Ocean warming ‘hiding’ effects of global warming

Indian, Pacific Oceans have been trapping more heat than previously thought

Central America reeling under severe drought

The drought has killed 30,000 cattle in Colombia, destroyed 70 per cent corn crop in Honduras

What happened after the volcano at Tonga

Here is a primer on what changed after the volcano in Tonga erupted recently

Why Aotearoa New Zealand’s early Polynesian settlement should be recognised with World Heritage Site status

Such a project would promote traditional knowledge and intercultural dialogue, pride and understanding at local, national and global levels

Sharks are thriving at the Kermadec Islands, but not the rest of New Zealand, amid global decline

It’s time New Zealand put more resources into understanding our oldest and most vulnerable fishes and the far-flung subtropical waters in …

Airborne pollutants

Aerosols from Asia are poisoning the environs of the Pacific Ocean, say researchers

Saving the salmon

El Nino may lead to rainfall deficit, drought in 2014

Chances of the ocean warming phenomenon getting stronger are 30 per cent, suggests forecasting company

Fur seals on a remote island chain are exposed to huge amounts of toxic heavy metals — yet somehow, they’re healthy

Studying these marine animals can teach us a trick or two on surviving amid pollution

Quake strikes Haiti; 1,200 killed, emergency declared

Earthquake in Haiti a wake-up call for India, says expert

How an underwater photo led to the discovery of a tiny new seahorse species

Finding a species like Hippocampus nalu also shows how little we know about Africa’s marine biodiversity, and how much more is …

Renewable energy and the fight over Guatemalan rivers

The movement to liberate rivers by dismantling unauthorised dams along rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean seems at once …

2013 brings warmest November on record

The year witnessed 37th consecutive November and 345th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average

Change for the worse

Expect a wet September, late monsoon withdrawal due to La Niña

There is a 50-55% chance for the development of La Niña condition in the equatorial Pacific Ocean during the autumn of 2020

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

Rising temperatures in Indian Ocean can boost Atlantic’s ocean currents: Study

Weakening of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation can have dramatic consequences for Europe and other parts of the Atlantic rim

Sinking and with a trace!

Marsh spews bacteria onto beach

Powerful typhoon headed for Philippines

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

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