El Nino 2023: Warming this year last seen in 2009; may cause global marine devastation; here’s how
The end of La Nina means the ocean is not taking up heat which will escape to the atmosphere; oceans retaining heat will kill marine life
UN high seas treaty: It is a step in the right direction. But there are concerns, say experts
There are concerns that the treaty may not protect the ocean from overfishing, shipping and deep-sea mining
Extraordinary marine heatwave in North Atlantic Ocean may continue throughout 2023
The month of May this year witnessed the highest sea surface temperature since 1850
‘Humanity’s signature’: Study finds plastic pollution in world’s lakes can be worse than in oceans
Researchers sampled 38 lakes and reservoirs around the world and plastics and microplastics were found at every site, including very remote locations.
Warming Bay: An ongoing heatwave in India’s eastern sea is causing extreme rain in its northwest, say experts
A warmer Bay of Bengal is likely playing a role in increasing faster timescale depressions and reducing slower timescale depressions
Seabed mining could sink the fishing industry
If unchecked, deep sea mining could impact fish stocks and Pacific Island communities along with it.
Sea butterflies are threatened by climate change. Here’s how this can impact Antarctic marine ecosystems
Ocean acidification more dangerous for shelled, smaller sea butterflies but can impact entire ocean foodweb
Total weight of humans is 10 times that of all wild mammals put together
The weight distribution is also skewed: 40% global biomass of wild land mammals is concentrated in only 10 species
Fisheries institute spent Rs 10.18 crore on old vessel but didn’t use it for student learning: CAG
The average utilisation of the vessel in a year was just five days between 2014-15 & 2020-21
Plastic pollution in aquatic systems may triple by 2040: UNEP
Around 23-37 million tonnes of waste could end up in the ocean a year by 2040, up from 9-14 million tonnes a year in 2016
A million-year-old marine DNA can reveal how climate change will affect Antarctica
New form of analysis helps scientists study long-term responses of ocean ecosystems
Olive Ridley breeding season: Locals clean up Gahirmatha beach
Over two tonnes of trash, mostly plastic items, was collected from the beach
The world was in high fever in 2020
The State of the Global Climate 2020 lists the major global warming milestones
‘Statistically impossible’ heat extremes are here — we identified the regions most at risk
At-risk regions include Afghanistan, several countries in Central America and far-eastern Russia
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
Climate emergency: Extreme weather events in Australia to get more frequent, intense
Report says extreme heat, heavy rainfall and coastal inundation, fire weather and drought expected to get worse
Odisha forest dept claims dolphin population doubled in a year
Forest officials sighted 188 dolphins this year in Chilika Lake, up from 163 in 2020
World Biodiversity Day 2023: Are we on track to meet targets under global framework
With just around 7 years to achieve the targets set under the Global Biodiversity Framework, the progress so far is unimpressive
Extreme weather events may be driving replacement of native species with exotic ones
Analysis shows higher reproduction, competitiveness and plasticity may be helping non-native species
Poaching biggest threat to sturgeon species in Danube; 337 illegal activities in 7 years: Report
At least 955 sturgeon specimens seized during 2016-2022, the study showed
You shed DNA everywhere you go, raising ethical questions about privacy
Trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are
A million Olive Ridleys have laid eggs on Odisha’s Gahirmatha, Rushikulya rookeries this year
For the first time, more than 200,000 turtles laid eggs at Gahirmatha on a single day
Coral breach: A silent, catastrophic invasion has happened in the Gulf of Mannar; here is how
The government plans a seaweed park in Tamil Nadu, ignoring the threat that Kappaphycus, a widely grown invasive seaweed, poses to corals in the …
Keeping up with viruses: Discoveries in 2022 to keep an eye on
Scientists have documented several new virus species, some of which can potentially threaten human health
Olive Ridley turtles stay away from Rushikulya in Odisha this year
Experts say Olive Ridley turtles staying away from Rushikulya rookery in Odisha’s Ganjam is a natural phenomenon and is not unusual