Extreme impact

WMO report highlights impact of record-breaking extreme weather on human safety, well-being and environment

Aquatic animals will grow larger, not shrink in size, in warming waters: Study

The findings contradict the theory that aquatic animals such as fish will shrink due to global warming  

UN Ocean Conference: Experts call for ending policy blindspot to avert ‘ocean emergency’

Developing countries seek more funds; island nations team up against deep-sea mining  

Rising temperatures in Indian Ocean can boost Atlantic’s ocean currents: Study

Weakening of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation can have dramatic consequences for Europe and other parts of the Atlantic rim

Monsoon 2022: Could long-term trend be causing huge variation in rainfall

The reason for this trend is the rapid warming of the Indian Ocean, which decreases the contrast between the temperatures of land and ocean  

Changing character of cyclones

Fani teaches us that the future is even more risked and even more unpredictable than we imagined. It is time we woke up to this reality

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 …

Oceans are fast losing oxygen, putting marine habitat at greater risk

Decreasing oxygen level increases stress on marine life even as it faces the impact of rising temperatures and ocean acidification

As you sow, so shall you reap: sea-level rise in Pacific puts US military assets at risk

Rapidly rising sea level might force a climate-sceptic regime to rethink its policies and safeguard lives and security assets

Oceans are warming twice as fast than the 1960s and it could get much worse

Top 2,000 metres of oceans have globally gained 351 zetta joules since 1958, finds study 

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

Andhra, Tamil Nadu set to be rocked by severe cyclone in next two days

The probable track of the cyclone will take it towards southern Andhra Pradesh and northern Tamil Nadu coasts where pre-cyclone preparations need …

Ocean warming leading to loss of fish stocks, crop yields: IUCN

The report, compiled by 80 scientists across 12 countries, highlights evidence of impacts on marine life, from microorganisms to mammals

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  

Small island nations seek protection from ocean pollution, climate change

Small island nations that have been disproportionately harmed by the climate crisis will go up against high-emitting nations

The world’s fish are shrinking as the climate warms. We’re trying to figure out why

It may be due to a mismatch between how much oxygen a fish needs and how much it can get

Methane, other short-lived greenhouse gases cause long-term sea-level rise: study

Even greenhouse gases that don’t last long in the atmosphere can have centuries-long impact on sea level

What El Nino means for the world’s perilous climate tipping points

Short-term heat extremes will continue to destabilise systems like coral reefs and the Amazon rainforest which are thought to be vulnerable to tipping

An ocean like no other: The Southern Ocean’s ecological richness, significance for global climate

It stores heat and carbon, mixes global currents: The Southern Ocean, also called the Antarctic Ocean, can be best described in superlatives

Changing Arctic: New insight on freeze-melt cycle of sea ice

Accelerated warming is thinning sea ice, affecting exchange of heat between ocean and atmosphere

Cyclone brewing? Conditions favourable, wait and watch for next 48 hours, say experts

Many tropical cyclones in recent years have undergone rapid intensification, such as super cyclone Amphan which hit West Bengal and Bangladesh in …

Oceans absorb 90% of human-induced planet warming: Study

Earth’s energy is out of balance; planet to warm more if imbalance persists or increases, paper warns

Warming has changed Arctic forever; 2017 could be third hottest year on record: studies

In 2017, the Arctic continued to warm at double the rate of the global temperature increase

Global warming has reached remote Greenland ice sheets

New study shows temperatures in Greenland haven’t been this warm in at least a 1,000 years

Why climate change is making it harder to monitor marine pollution

Warming of oceans means that the plants and organisms used as warning systems for pollution are being rendered ineffective