State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Indian Ocean
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To prevent overkill
Medicinal values of marine life make it vulnerable to overexploitation. But it is now possible to artificially produce such qualities
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The child gives oceans a fever
The El Ni o of 1997 affected sea surface temperatures over the Indian Ocean
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Reduction of tropical cloudiness by soot
Measurements and models show that enhanced aerosol concentrations can augment cloud albedo not only by increasing total droplet cross-sectional area, but also by reducing precipitation and thereby increasing
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Neptune s sorrows
Corals are to the oceans what tropical rainforests are to land. Known as Neptune s goblets, they are a vital link in the marine ecosystem and, in fact, store more biodiversity than the rainforests. But human activity is gobbling them up. And global warmi
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In warm waters
Global warming is responsible for coral bleaching, say experts. And if climate change goes unchecked death of corals could mean the death knell for many marine species
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Survival at stake
Will corals that have survived Nature s occasional acts of destruction through the centuries survive 50 years of human pressure?
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The lost world
A continent rose thrice above the Indian Ocean, only to disappear beneath the waves each time
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Fishing issues
The Indian Ocean is the only place where fish availability has not reduced, unlike all other oceans, which have seen a massive depletion of stocks due to vacuum fishing practices involving factory
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Making waves
THE big brothers are knocking at the doors of the Indian Meteorological Department. us and China have requested India to help them study the weather phenomena over the Indian Ocean and
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The company El Nino keeps
Effects similar to those of El Nino have been observed in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans