Rising sea level poses risk to green turtle habitation in Australia

Scientists have become concerned that only 10 per cent of eggs are producing turtles on Raine Island compared to 90 per cent elsewhere

What’s going on with the Greenland ice sheet?

It’s losing ice faster than forecast and now irreversibly committed to at least 10 inches of sea level rise

How to face a rising sea? Maldives bets on artificial islands

About 80% of Maldive’s coral islands are less than one metre above sea level

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Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating ‘ghost forests’ that are visible from space

Huge swaths of contiguous forest are dying. They’re now known in the scientific community as ‘ghost forests’

Climate change has affected every part of US: government report

This is the first time an analysis of climate change of this scope has come up in the Trump administration

Hanging in balance: 64% of West African coast highly or very highly vulnerable, shows study

Socio-economic factors, especially human development activity, major contributor to vulnerability  

Climate change in India: Sinking chain of atolls in Lakshadweep

Coastal erosion and El Nio are slowly eating up India's most vulnerable archipelago

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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

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

Groundwater quality declines in Ernakulum due to coastal erosion: study

A study by JNU researchers shows that shoreline changes between 1971 and 2007 affected groundwater quality in wells from 27 sites  

Rate of sea level rise likely to be detected in 10 years

A new study shows the role played by a volcanic eruption in detecting future trends in global sea level rise

Fiji feels devastating effects of Winston

Experts linked the cyclone to global warming, saying that the extreme-weather event pointed to climate change

Glaciers melted faster in the first decade of 21st century: study

According to the researchers, rising temperatures may affect the dynamics of ice sheets in future

How global warming will impact Indian states

A one-metre rise in sea level will displace 7.1 million people in India

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Students design plan to live with climate change in 50 years

Marshall Islands, a nation at the heart of global shipping, fights for climate justice

As IMO member states gear up for two weeks of negotiations in London, the rallying cry of Pacific youth remains as important as ever: “We …

July 2022 marks the 3rd hottest on record for the US

Precipitation was below average across much of the country’s west, central plains and southern parts

Why is Venice drowning?

Increasing global warming resulting in rising sea levels, coupled with the city itself sinking due to increased groundwater usage is making the …

Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying

Antarctica, long thought to be the “sleeping giant” of sea level rise, is actually a key player

237 million people in 6 Asian countries at risk due to coastal flooding by 2050: Study

In India, six times more people are at risk from coastal flooding than the earlier estimates based on satellite data from NASA

Abundant, late-melting snow leads to ‘reproductive failure’ never seen in Arctic: Study

Only few plants and animals were able to reproduce due to the extremely changing weather events last year

Govt to launch climate vulnerability map of India soon

A common set of indicators will be used for vulnerability-profiling and ranking of 650 districts all over the country