Ocean floor disintegrating rapdily due to manmade CO2
Excess carbon dioxide in the sea is using all the seafloor calcite that has helped maintain pH levels for millennia, says the study published in&…
Just 5 countries have 70% of world’s remaining wilderness: study
Climate change impacts can worsen if wilderness is not protected immediately on a global level, says the study published in Nature
Ongoing coral bleaching at Great Barrier Reef may be as bad or worse than 2016 event
Coral species considered to be resistant to bleaching also found to be affected and dying
X-Press Pearl disaster: Colombo’s coral reefs, marine wildlife in danger
The X-press Pearl disaster has already caused damage to Sri Lanka’s pristine beaches with millions of plastic pellets and debris. Now, …
Ocean heat takes a toll on coral reefs and tourism in Africa
Coral reefs along the east coast of Africa have been badly hit due to ocean warming and acidification. This has hit tourism badly. Some efforts, …
Bleached to death
The current mass bleaching of corals across the world appears to be the most severe ever. It threatens the very existence of coral reefs. …
NOAA, ICRI confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event in 2023-2024
This is the second such event in the last 10 years and comes at a time when global oceans have also recorded unprecedented heat
Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024 – here’s what that could look like
Above 1.5°C, humanity risks provoking heatwaves so intense they defy the human body’s capacity to cool itself
UNEP launches new worldwide digital platform to encourage sustainable marine tourism
Green Fins Hub will help diving and snorkelling operators worldwide to make simple, cost-efficient changes to their daily practices by utilising …
Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Heatwaves sweep the oceans
Marine heatwaves hit the western Indian Ocean and the northern Bay of Bengal the most; will be a permanent feature by end of the century
Ocean heatwaves likely to increase as planet warms: study
Marine heawaves have already become longer-lasting and more frequent, extensive and intense and this trend is likely to accelerate under further …
Hothouse Earth: our planet has been here before – here's what it looked like
The first Hothouse state last occurred 125,000 years ago, and the risk of a new one was raised by a study recently
Coral bleaching of 2016 caused severe mortality in Gulf of Mannar: study
The corals in the Gulf of Mannar suffered severe losses during the global coral bleaching event that occurred between March and October 2016, …
Marine invasive alien species threaten islands in Asia-Pacific
The species, which is little understood but is a serious threat to biodiversity, will make for a key topic of discussion at the IPBES meet
Some extreme weather events in 2016 would never have happened without human-caused warming: studies
Extreme heat across Asia in 2016 and unusually warm waters in the Bering Sea would not have been possible without human-induced climate change
Great Barrier Reef is at risk from climate change, Australia admits
Days after allowing expansion of coal port on the site, the Australian government has now issued a report identifying various threats to it
Eroding coasts need protection—and new solutions are at hand
Seawalls and other common strategies to control erosion don’t always protect the land. Another possibility? Living shorelines
The Philippines, Australia partner to study ecosystem services of coral reefs, mangroves
Economic cost of dredging on Great Barrier Reef could be as high as $1 billion
Coming up: New set of targets to protect the natural world
This year, the Convention on Biological Diversity is set to identify a new ‘Global Biodiversity Framework’ of targets for the coming …
Fishing and coral reef degradation threaten parrotfish in Andaman
New study says presence of a protected area, live coral and algal cover, significantly influences distribution and abundance of the specie
The Antarctic ice sheet is melting. And this is bad news for humanity
If left unchecked, the complete melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet would cause a global sea level increase of 3.3 metres in the …
Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic — We now know where it comes from
Plastic debris is strewn across Aldabra’s coastlines, threatening nearby marine ecosystems
World Bank supports Mozambique’s development project
The project aims to promote tourism, reduce poverty
India’s first 'sex-on-the-reef' recorded
Finding shows Lakshadweep’s coral reef is recovering from the stress experienced after the 2010 El Niño
State of the Global Climate report: 58% of ocean suffered at least one marine heatwave event in 2022
Around 25% of ocean surface also affected by marine cold spells