Sir Creek draws India, Pakistan together

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Ocean surface waves — and their hazards — due to tropical cyclones are growing bigger, warns study

Maximum height of tropical cyclone waves, area of its footprint has increased significantly over 40 years

Low-pressure area to form over Andaman Sea by April 30: IMD

The low-pressure area will likely change into a depression by May 2

Ancient algae play a role in building a healthy marine ecosystem: Study

Climate change is a major reason for the development, according to study

Does a new era of bleaching beckon for Indian Ocean coral reefs?

The British overseas territory faces an environmental crisis

Plant-like bacteria

The coast is not clear

A new report paints a grim picture of the world's coastal areas

Coral from current

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Troubled waters

Global warming pushes marine fish to polar waters: Study

It remains to be seen how foodwebs and ecosystems will be affected by fish migration

A23a, world’s largest iceberg, is now drifting beyond Antarctic waters

While scientists believe the iceberg’s breakaway to be a natural occurrence, they point this to being a stark reminder of the potentially …

Rulers of the waves

Study finds high GHG emissions could turn continental shelves in Antarctic Marine Protected Areas severely acidic by 2100

Under high, very high emissions scenarios, there will be widespread aragonite undersaturation, implying unstable conditions

Ocean seeding fails

Vicious circle

Global warming reduces ability of oceans to absorb carbon dioxide, leading to more warming

It is wetter in the south

Australian scientists say ocean warming has increased rainfall over the Southern Ocean

Plankton warming

Turtle in trouble

Dead waters

The seas around the UK will not be free of radioactive discharges for several years

Fertilising the ocean

Iron leads to the growth of algae, which absorb carbon dioxide

Warning in the stalagmites

Ocean sequestring gets more difficult to understand

Court asks US Navy to ban use of sonar harming whales, marine life

Noise pollution in the oceans is disrupting whales’ abilities to hear and migrate

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers – the corals now have almost no reprieve

We can expect heavy losses of corals to occur on hundreds of individual reefs over the next few months