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 serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Climate change threatens to undermine Thailand's efforts to combat illegal fishing and avoid a potential European Union ban on exports by the multi-billion dollar seafood industry, environmental groups say. They warn that climate change is slowing the recovery of fish stocks in traditional fishing grounds, prompting boats to venture outside …
Monsoon has arrived over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Onset of southwest monsoon over the south Andaman Sea on Saturday night was masterminded by raging super typhoon Dolphin in the northwest Pacific. The super typhoon is now the predominant weather system under the command area of the larger Asian monsoon …
The government asks people to be prepared Sixteen districts in Odisha have been put on high alert, by the Odisha government, in view of the formation of a depression over the north Andaman Sea, which could well turn into a cyclonic storm in the next 72 hours. Chief Minister Naveen …
The Orissa government Tuesday put 14 of its 30 district collectors on alert following reports of depression over the north Andaman Sea about 1,350 km east-southeast of port of Paradip. Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra said the cyclonic system would intensify into a deep depression and further into a …
The Government plans to conduct a major oceanic survey in the country's territorial waters, including parts of the Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Cambay and Andaman Sea, to look for prospects of under-sea mineral resources and natural gas. The Ministry of Earth Sciences is taking up this initiative along with …
Increasing sea surface temperature (SST) and its consequences on marine ecosystems are widely discussed. Andaman Sea witnessed a few bleaching events during 1998, 2002 and 2005. The present study was taken up to assess the extent of bleaching during 2010 in selected reef sites in the Andaman through line intercept …
Longline fishery is exerting an impact on the sea turtle populations of the seas around India, as in the case of many longline fisheries operating in other parts of the world. During the tuna longline survey conducted by four research vessels of Fishery Survey of India, 87 sea turtles were …
Coral reefs, the most diverse marine habitat that support half-a-million species, may start losing dominance from Indian seas starting 2030 following increase in sea temperature, says a new study. Scientists from the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin studied the coral vulnerability due to warming of Indian seas reef regions …
Thiruvananthapuram: The southwest monsoon could set in earlier this time, with the Andaman Sea shown as receiving the first wave of rains around May 9-10, according to international models. The onset over the Andamans normally happens around May 15. The early
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal are home to six tribal groups: the Nicobarese, the Shompens, the Great Andamanese, Onges, Sentinalese and the Jarawas. These tribals
The most potent fallout from the September 15 earthquake that rocked the Andaman archipelago has been a 50-kilogramme leakage of lethal mercury from east island lighthouse in North Andaman. The local administration is said to be downplaying the implications of the spill, which poses a health hazard to the local …
AWE-STRUCK tourists look down through the glass-bottomed boat only to be welcomed by an explosion of colours on the ocean-bed. Deep blue, bright yellow, red with streaks of white - colours of the corals. Welcome to Andaman's folly Boy island, where these corals draw a large number of tourists every …
AFTER the action comes the bill. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has filed an initial claim of Rs 13 crore for its role in cleaning up about 40,000 tonnes of oil spilt in the Andaman Sea on January 21. The spill occurred when the Danish oil tanker, Maersk Navigator, collided …
