Earth had 11th straight record warm month in March
As Earth continues to warm and is influenced by phenomena such as El Nino, global temperature records are piling up.
Apr 20, 2016, 08:45 AM IST
Palau declares state of emergency over drought
Palau became the latest Pacific island nation to declare a state of emergency Wednesday, as the region struggles with an extreme drought that forecasters warn will not ease for months.
Mar 23, 2016, 11:42 AM IST
Record leap in carbon dioxide in 2015; largest y-o-y rise in 56 years!
The annual growth rate of carbon dioxide jumped by 3.05 parts per million (ppm) during 2015, the largest year-on-year increase in 56 years.
Mar 11, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
Seven miles deep, oceans still a noisy place
The hydrophone also picked up sound from ship propellers.
Mar 06, 2016, 16:18 PM IST
Casper – The friendly ‘ghost-like’ octopod found near Hawaii!
Nicknamed ‘Casper’ after the cartoon ghost, the creature was found by a remotely operated vehicle at a depth of around 2.5 miles (4km) off Necker Island in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Mar 06, 2016, 05:01 AM IST
World about to face longest coral die-off!
The US National Oceaninc and Atmospheric Administration highlighted this bleaching event in late 2015 and also warned that this process will continue till 2017, making it one of the longest such event on record.
Mar 02, 2016, 19:29 PM IST
Planet shatters warming records, 2015 hottest `by far`
Not only was 2015 the warmest worldwide since 1880, it shattered the previous record held in 2014 by the widest margin ever observed, said the report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Jan 21, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
SpaceX launches ocean-monitoring satellite, but drone ship landing attempt fails again
US private spacecraft company SpaceX launched on Sunday morning the Jason-3 ocean-measuring satellite, but failed in its attempt to land the spent first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a ship in the Ocean.
Jan 18, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
NASA to launch new ocean-monitoring satellite
NASA is scheduled to launch its new ocean-monitoring satellite -- Jason-3 -- from Vandenberg air force base in central California on Sunday, the space agency said.
Jan 17, 2016, 13:56 PM IST
Arctic air temperatures highest since 1900: Report
The Arctic is heating up, with air temperatures the hottest in 115 years, and the melting ice destroying walrus habitat and forcing some fish northward, a global scientific report said Tuesday.
Dec 15, 2015, 22:57 PM IST
NASA's EPIC camera captures three developing tropical lows in Indian Ocean
Two of the three systems have a medium chance to develop into a tropical depression in the next day or two, says NASA.
Oct 27, 2015, 09:39 AM IST
2015 on track to become the hottest year ever recorded!
According to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , September 2015 was the hottest September, by a large margin, since records first began in 1880.
Oct 23, 2015, 11:04 AM IST
NASA says Antarctic ozone hole area approaches annual maximum
The Antarctic ozone hole, located above the South Pole, expands during every Southern Hemisphere Antarctic spring.
Oct 08, 2015, 12:49 PM IST
Third global bleaching event to impact coral reefs
Coral reefs will be subjected to stressful environment conditions due to the third global bleaching event driven by the change in climatic conditions.
Oct 08, 2015, 11:28 AM IST
