Mass-nesting of turtles begins at Odisha’s Gahirmatha

Around 5,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles came ashore for mass-nesting at the Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islands on March 9 night

At least 800 Olive Ridleys dead in Odisha since January

Illegal fishing near Gahirmatha marine sanctuary; turtles get caught in fishing nets, plastic and polythene 

World needs to limit global warming to 1.5°C to protect cryosphere, 2°C too high: Report

But both 2°C and 1.5°C could spell doom for permafrost 

I’ve spent 40 years studying Antarctica. The frozen continent has never needed our help more

Antarctica matters; what happens there affects global weather patterns and sea levels

International Whale Shark Day: Wildlife Trust of India launches campaign to sensitise fishers along southwest coast

Whale shark landings and stranding are largely reported from Kerala, according to WTI

Disaster deaths, sinking: Unprepared Kolkata face multiple climate risks, warns IPCC report

Scientists offer solutions how city can contain impact of climate change

What is so strange about Cyclone Gulaab?

Why did Cyclone Gulaab form over both Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea?

Odisha government announces two-month fishing ban to conserve fish stocks

Second wave of COVID-19 forces migrant fishermen in Odisha to stay in the state

DTE Impact: Install transponders in all fishing vehicles to save Olive Ridleys in Odisha, says HC

A survey found nearly 800 dead sea turtles on the Odisha coast, DTE reported February 4

Do phrases like ‘global boiling’ help or hinder climate action?

Climate change, global warming, global heating, the climate crisis, global boiling — whatever the phrase, it is now undeniable that it’…

Could the law of the sea be used to protect small island states from climate change?

Small island developing states also face more extreme weather, increasingly acidic oceans, coral bleaching and harm to fisheries

UN body can face litigation if seabed mining is approved before developing regulations: Paper

Council of the International Seabed Authority needs to discuss appropriate means for equitable sharing of benefits, among other things

Deluge in Puerto Rico, drought in La Plata: WMO paints grim picture of warming Latin America, Caribbean

Extreme weather events in the region over 30 years have led to economic losses and affected countries’ to mitigate and adapt to climate …

Cyclone Mandous: A weather expert charts the storm’s path

Mandous is expected to emerge over the Arabian Sea early next week and travel for a few days, but it won’t intensify again into another …

Climate change: West Africa’s oceans at risk because of a lack of monitoring

Communities are left blind to climate effect; can't take measures to adapt themselves 

Climate frontline: Barents Sea around Svalbard, Franz Josef Land warming 7 times faster than globe, says study

The exceptional warming of the Arctic could lead to more extreme weather in North America, Europe and Asia, the Norwegian study said

How the saltwater crocodile once lorded over Vietnam’s waterways…and then died out

A new article published in the IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter details the history of saltwater crocodiles in Vietnam and southern China

United in Science: New UN report highlights climate emergency

A report released recently by the UN, ‘United in Science’ collates the latest climate knowledge and makes for alarming reading

Cyclone Tauktae can be among the ‘strongest’ on India’s west coast in 2 decades

Two of south Asia’s megapolises, Mumbai and Karachi lie in the path of Cyclone Tauktae

Will May witness severe cyclones?

A cyclone-free April raises the prospect of severe cyclones in the coming month, the last phase of the pre-monsoon cyclone season

Intensity of tropical cyclones to increase next century due to climate change: Study

There could be a 5% increase in maximum cyclonic wind speeds if the world warmed by 2°C by 2100

Silent Chernobyl: Dry Aral Sea has made Central Asia dustier, with impacts on global climate, says study

Not only does the dust of the Aralkum Desert left in place of the Aral endanger residents, it also can accelerate the melting of glaciers …

One-day temperatures breach 2°C warming point for first time: Report

Breach associated with climate phenomenon El Nino, long-term human-caused climate forcing

CITES COP19 lists sea cucumbers as ‘threatened’

Sea cucumbers perform the same role on the seabed that earthworms perform on land

World’s beaches are changing because of climate change — green thinking is needed to save them

A two-metre increase in sea levels by 2100 may lead to forced migration of between 72 million and 187 million people