International expedition launched to study Indian Ocean

Information collected will help in understanding the impact of global warming and climate change

Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor

Over 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases has gone into our oceans, resulting in more intense and frequent heatwaves

Half of world’s sandy beaches could disappear due to sea level rise by 2100

Even assuming better outcome for action on climate change, where global emissions peak around 2040, well 37% of beaches will be lost by 2100

Dying oceans

Oxygen-deprived zones in oceans across the world have emerged as a huge threat to marine ecosystems

‘Scale of disaster would depend on where Phailin hits’

M R Ramesh Kumar from National Institute of Oceanography on Phailin and the cyclone vulnerability of Bay of Bengal

Ozone: good news and bad news

Hole in the ozone layer is healing, but ground level ozone is destroying crops that could feed a third of India’s poor

Cyclones and climate change

Some climate models predict two- to seven- fold increase in the frequency of Hurricane Katrina magnitude events for a 1°C rise in global …

Rains in Uttarakhand extreme weather event: scientists

Unpredictability associated with monsoons will only increase as global temperatures rise

Exploring the deep

An Indian scientist was part of an expedition to explore a new world on the ocean floor

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

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

Climate change may lead to improved oxygen levels in oceans, says study

Tropical Pacific winds may be aiding oxygenation, suggest researchers

Climate change back in presidential election focus

The superstorm has killed 68 so far in North America

Superplume splitting Africa

Rift could be replaced by ocean in 50 million years

Carbon dioxide crosses 400 ppm mark

Breach indicates sources of CO2 emissions in the US have gone up

Three cyclones in two months raises alarm

Has frequency and intensity of cyclones developing over Bay of Bengal increased?

Andhra Pradesh speeds up Kovvada nuclear power project

Orders issued for acquiring 1,000 hectares

RTI uncovers environment ministry flip-flop on Mulund-Thane SEZ

Officials obliged developer and reclassified coastal land to allow project