OCEANS 2022 was one of the first hybrid OES conferences organized post-Covid in Chennai, a beautiful beach city of India. This article is a brief coverage of this event.
Global warming: Effects, causes and measures, a snapshot in 2021
Global-warming induced climate change effects as of 2021 have been dire, but there is a ray of hope.
The Challenges of Deep-Sea Exploration
Coverage of a plenary delivered by Pedro Madureira at OCEANS 2021 San Diego-Porto. We cover his geological expeditions representing Portugal to discover the deep-sea and its terrain, mineral resources and biodiversity
Arctic and Northern Ocean Forum (ANOF) 2019 puts focus on Arctic research
The Arctic and Northern Ocean Forum, held in Sep 2019 in Helsinki, covered updates from researchers across the world on Arctic research.
Ocean Decade – Regional Planning Workshop for Northern/Central Indian Ocean countries and ROPME sea area
A Regional Planning Workshop for Northern/Central Indian Ocean countries and ROPME sea area was conducted at the National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable development – Objectives and Planning (Part 1/2)
Is there a way to reverse ocean health decline and continue to rely on it ? The coming Ocean Decade is an opportunity to seek a positive answer to this question.
Climate Science for the public – IPCC report on Ocean and Cryosphere
![Figure 6: Options for risk reduction through adaptation. Taken from Fig. TS4 of the Technical summary [3].](https://earthzine.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IPCC-SROCC-TS_4-1184x618.jpg)
Climate change – how does it impact the Oceans and the polar regions ? A gist of a global study and a big-picture take on the latest assessment.
Spotted skunk evolution driven by climate change
Climate plays a key role in determining what animals can live where. And while human-induced climate change has been causing major problems for wildlife as of late, changes in the Earth’s climate have impacted evolution for millions of years
Huge Antarctic iceberg poised to break away
One of the 10 largest icebergs ever recorded is ready to break away from Antarctica, scientists say.
Flooding and drought in opposing mountain ranges
In the future, people in the Himalayas will have to contend with flooding, while those in the Andes will have longer dry spells and less water. These are the conclusions drawn by researchers, who have used measurement data and climate models to closely examine water balance in both of these mountain ranges.