'Warmer future can lead to heavier hailstorms'
UK researcher Amulya Chevuturi talks to DTE about how hailstorms occur and how they could intensify with rising temperatures
World Sea Turtle Day 2021: Seven reasons why marine turtles deserve their own day
From historic trade to modern tourism, as ecosystem engineers and biological transporters, sea turtles are an important part of the lives of …
Kundapur rolls out clean beach after 6 years for Olive Ridleys
Two groups in Kundapur cleaned its best beach of trash and also initiated efforts to monitor turtle movements in the area
Ireland has corals, and they survive in extreme conditions at the edge of a submarine canyon
Most people associate the word “coral” with sunshine, blue skies and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. But these mounds of …
Irma and Harvey: very different storms, but both affected by climate change
This hurricane season sea temperatures have been persistently 1-2℃ above normal over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, which allowed stronger storms …
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
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 …
Peru investigating death of 500 sea lions
While the government has accused fishers of poisoning them, environmentalists are probing other causes, including ingestion of plastic and disease
Arctic sea ice season shorter by nearly 2 months; polar bear habitats at risk
A new study shows that the total number of ice-covered days declined by seven to 19 days per decade in 35 years
Indonesian seaweed farmers sue Thai company over oil spill
The oil spill caused seaweed to die which resulted in huge income losses, claim the farmers
Coastal flooding may double by 2030, new study finds
Tropical regions of the world, including cities like Mumbai and Kochi in India, are more vulnerable to coastal flooding
How microscopic marine algae impact global climate and Indian monsoon
Phytoplankton responds much faster to processes that alter temperature than the temperature itself, which changes slowly due to water’s …
Climate change-induced flooding may put at least 327 contaminated sites in US at risk
Nearly two million people live within a mile of 327 Superfund sites, which are vulnerable to sea-level rise due to climate change
Severe Cyclone Remal makes landfall along Bangladesh and West Bengal coasts
Both coasts could be innundated by storm surges a metre high in West Bengal and upto 4 metres high in Bangladesh
How a massive anticyclone caused floods in Dubai and humid heat in Mumbai, on the other side of the Arabian Sea
Anticyclones don’t let other weather systems pass by and create conditions for extreme weather on their peripheries as well
Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier, seasons are shifting, with broad disturbances for people, ecosystems
Ship traffic in the Arctic is also increasing, bringing new risks to fragile ecosystems
Ice flow in Antarctica changes with season, can impact sea-level rise estimates
Meltwater reaching base of glaciers or thinning out of ice shelves likely causes
Tej likely to make landfall near Yemen coast, becomes 4th strongest post-monsoon season cyclone in Arabian Sea
Tej is expected to weaken to a cyclonic storm on October 24 at 5:30 am
3 reasons Jakarta is the fastest sinking city in the world
Scientists say that by 2050, the capital of Indonesia will be entirely submerged
Dilemma of the Caribbean
Its porous soil carries sewage to ocean, causes pox in corals
Dolphins in trouble
PUERTO RICO
Dealing with oil spill
Going under
