How global warming brings Indian Ocean Region together
3 years ago

How global warming brings Indian Ocean Region together

Firstpost  

The Indian Ocean Region is one of the world’s most important arenas of geopolitical contest, but now global warming is forcing critical compromise Strategic contestation has always been the history and destiny of the countries of the Indian Ocean Region. But the Indian Ocean Region does more than worry about nuclear-tipped submarines and naval bases in its midst these days. A recent report by a team of Indian climatic scientists noted that the intensity of cyclonic storms hitting the country from the north Indian Ocean region had been increasing consistently over the last four decades due to global warming. Rapid overfishing in Indian Ocean waters especially by gigantic trawlers is destroying the natural ecosystem of the region which is adding to the crisis of global warming.

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The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas
1 week, 5 days ago

The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas

Live Mint  

Sitting down to write this newsletter, I was thinking about a way to introduce it that would chime in with the fact that we are in December. According to the November data of the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the average global surface temperature was 1.62 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels. View Full Image In May, a working …

Indian Ocean most impacted by global warming, least known among oceans: Experts
1 month ago

Indian Ocean most impacted by global warming, least known among oceans: Experts

Hindustan Times  

The ninth biennial conference of the Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study, a global and multidisciplinary project aiming to understand the key biogeochemical-physical interactions and feedback between the ocean and atmosphere, hosted by the National Institute of Oceanography ended in Goa on Thursday. HT caught up with co-chairs Christa Maradino of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany, and …

Vigyan Yuva awardee Roxy Mathew Koll: Mapping climate change
4 months ago

Vigyan Yuva awardee Roxy Mathew Koll: Mapping climate change

Hindustan Times  

Roxy Mathew Koll, winner of this year’s Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for Earth Scientist, is a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and a leading expert in this field. Roxy Mathew Koll, winner of this year’s Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for Earth Scientist What I do My work is focused on climate change …

Sea also rises: On understanding the Indian Ocean’s local impact
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sea also rises: On understanding the Indian Ocean’s local impact

The Hindu  

India may be roiling in heatwaves but the possibility of a munificent monsoon, as envisaged by the India Meteorological Department, may be contributing to some psychological relief. A recent study led by scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, and other international institutions has forecast — based on expected global carbon emission trends — the likely impact on …

Warming of Indian Ocean to accelerate: IITM study
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Warming of Indian Ocean to accelerate: IITM study

The Hindu  

From 1950-2020, the Indian Ocean had become warmer by 1.2°C and climate models expect it to heat up a further 1.7°C–3.8°C from 2020–2100. Mostly attributable to global warming, the tropical Indian Ocean will likely be in a “near-permanent heatwave state” and accelerate coral bleaching, seagrass destruction, and loss of kelp forests, affecting the fisheries sector adversely, said an analysis led …

All eyes are now on the Indian Ocean region
9 months ago

All eyes are now on the Indian Ocean region

The Hindu  

While the Indian government’s focus from January 2021 was fixed on the Indo-Pacific with a sustained endeavour to strengthen the Quad, policy attention has shifted back to the Indian Ocean since October 2023. While they are concerned about Beijing’s illegal claims in the South China Sea, they must see that a similar kind of assertiveness and hostile intent is building …

Sustainable Indian Ocean
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sustainable Indian Ocean

China Daily  

Sustainable Indian Ocean 2024-02-02 The Indian Ocean Conference is a major consultative forum involving countries concerned to discuss the potential of regional cooperation. Along with strategic competition, China's BRI is bringing the Indian Ocean countries closer to China. This conference is going to be held with the slogan of 'Towards a stable and sustainable Indian Ocean' along with promoting connectivity, …

North Indian ocean basin churning more intense cyclones in the past two decades, says an analysis by Chennai Rains
10 months, 3 weeks ago

North Indian ocean basin churning more intense cyclones in the past two decades, says an analysis by Chennai Rains

The Hindu  

The North Indian ocean basin is churning stronger and slow-moving cyclones over the past two decades and the abnormal warming of oceans remains a concern for the Indian subcontinent and its disaster preparedness for extreme weather events, finds an analysis by Chennai Rains, an independent weather blogging site. The rapidly-warming Indo Pacific Warm Pool, which is the tropical ocean region …

El Nino effect pushes global monthly mean ocean temp to all-time high
1 year, 3 months ago

El Nino effect pushes global monthly mean ocean temp to all-time high

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi El Nino has put oceans on an uncharted path since April with global monthly mean ocean temperatures currently at an all-time high relative to temperatures since records started to be kept, and potentially extending even further into the past. Warmer ocean temperatures impact the marine environment and associated ecosystems, and ocean heat can also fuel developing tropical cyclones, …

Explained | Was India’s hot summer of 2023 the first of many to come?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Was India’s hot summer of 2023 the first of many to come?

The Hindu  

It will be fair to say that many of us are looking forward to the monsoon season this year, eager to put behind us one of the hottest summers ever on record. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report warned of prolonged rain-free periods along with excessive rainfall in many parts of the world. There is also …

THESE two Indian cities may be submerged within a few decades: Study
1 year, 9 months ago

THESE two Indian cities may be submerged within a few decades: Study

Live Mint  

A report published on Nature Climate Change has now shown that several Asian megacities run the risk of getting submerged within the next few decades owing to the threat of rising levels. While many shoreline Asian megacities were already at risk of flooding, the study suggests that previous analysis underestimated the degree of sea level rise and subsequent flooding caused …

PHOTO ESSAY | Sea change: Why India needs lessons from Maldives to tackle climate crisis
1 year, 11 months ago

PHOTO ESSAY | Sea change: Why India needs lessons from Maldives to tackle climate crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 12, 2023 10:15 IST One of the key outcomes of the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in November 2022 was a landmark decision to establish and operationalise a loss and damage fund for vulnerable nations that face the brunt of natural disasters and loss of livelihoods as a result of global warming. According to Koldewey: “Coral …

How China is pushing into Indian Ocean Region through its 'Global Security Initiative'
2 years ago

How China is pushing into Indian Ocean Region through its 'Global Security Initiative'

Firstpost  

GSI includes the implementation of four major initiatives: the Belt and Road Initiative, the Health Silk Road, the Digital Silk Road, and the Global Development Initiative. These initiatives demonstrate China’s efforts to increase its presence and influence in the IOR and around the world The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy recently held an online forum for the heads of international …

Accepting the new normal in the Indo-Pacific contestation
2 years ago

Accepting the new normal in the Indo-Pacific contestation

The Hindu  

As 2022 comes to an end, the world is embracing a ‘new normal’ where new fault lines are being reconfigured in the Indo-Pacific. As tensions between an aggressive China and an emerging India intensify, New Delhi’s Quad partners are also making inroads in its backyard, ushering significant changes in the region. China’s widening outreach The contestation for South Asia and …

Explained | The warming of Arctic Ocean and its impact on India
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | The warming of Arctic Ocean and its impact on India

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 11, Finnish Meteorological Institute researchers published their study in the Communications Earth & Environment journal, concluding that the Arctic is heating four times faster than the rest of the planet. The warming is more concentrated in the Eurasian part of the Arctic, where the Barents Sea north of Russia and Norway is warming at …

Policies and People | Are marine heatwaves affecting India’s monsoons?
2 years, 8 months ago

Policies and People | Are marine heatwaves affecting India’s monsoons?

Hindustan Times  

A few months ago, Vidhi Bubna, a 23-year-old scuba diver and founder, Coral Warriors, got in touch with me because of our mutual interest in the climate crisis, oceans, and biodiversity. Speaking to 60-odd environment journalists at the Centre for Science and Environment’s Anil Agarwal Dialogue, Koll, who led the study, said that his team has seen a significant increase …

Indian Ocean hit by six heatwaves in 2021, temp rising by 0.15 degrees Celcius per decade
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian Ocean hit by six heatwaves in 2021, temp rising by 0.15 degrees Celcius per decade

India Today  

With the effects of climate change becoming more and more visible, the marine world is set to face the brunt of ocean warming. The western Indian Ocean heatwaves in 2021 were in the top four years in terms of the number of events," the minister said in his reply. The minister informed that the western Indian Ocean region experienced a …

Marine heatwaves rising around India, says study
2 years, 10 months ago

Marine heatwaves rising around India, says study

The Hindu  

Heatwaves on the land are well known. But marine heatwaves — or the ones that form on oceans — have been on the rise in the waters around India, says a study. The Western Indian Ocean region experienced the largest increase in marine heatwaves at a rate of about 1.5 events per decade, followed by the north Bay of Bengal …

Climate change will lead to extreme winds, tall waves along Indian coasts, finds study
2 years, 10 months ago

Climate change will lead to extreme winds, tall waves along Indian coasts, finds study

India Today  

With experts warning of climate change and an increasing frequency of extreme events, a new study paints a grim picture for coastal regions of India. Scientists have found that regions in the Bay of Bengal, South China Sea, and South Indian Ocean could experience higher wave activity in the future. The study published in the journal ‘Climate Dynamics’ Springer, states …

Sea level rise is certain
3 years, 3 months ago

Sea level rise is certain

The Hindu  

The recently published Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report from Working Group I — ‘Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis’ — is a clarion call for climate action. The centennial-scale irreversibility of sea level rise has implications for the future even under the low emissions scenarios. Sea level rise occurs mainly due to the expansion of warm ocean …

Indian Ocean warming at faster pace, India to witness increased heat waves, flooding: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian Ocean warming at faster pace, India to witness increased heat waves, flooding: Report

India TV News  

The Indian Ocean is warming at a higher rate than other oceans, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said on Monday, with scientists warning that India will witness increased heatwaves and flooding, which will be the irreversible effects of climate change. The authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report, "Climate Change 2021: …

Intensity of severe cyclonic storms increasing in North Indian Ocean region: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

Intensity of severe cyclonic storms increasing in North Indian Ocean region: Study

India Today  

The intensity of severe cyclonic storms in the North Indian Ocean region has shown an increasing trend in the past four decades, according to a recent study by Indian scientists. A team of scientists, including Jiya Albert, Athira Krishnan, and Prasad K Bhaskaran from the Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, IIT Kharagpur, jointly with K S Singh, Centre …

Covid crisis, India and the Indian Ocean balance of power
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid crisis, India and the Indian Ocean balance of power

Times of India  

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, India has turned the crisis into an opportunity in the Indian Ocean region thanks to its humanitarian assistance programme and increased engagement with other powers in the region. Concurrently, India’s humanitarian assistance programme and pragmatism towards littoral states and some other recent developments such as the first Quad leaders’ virtual Summit, Quad Malabar naval exercise in …

Researchers offer guide to improve ecological perceptions in Indian ocean
3 years, 11 months ago

Researchers offer guide to improve ecological perceptions in Indian ocean

Hindustan Times  

A group of researchers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science has given proposals to improve the Indian Ocean Observing System, a bowl wide checking framework to more readily comprehend the effects of human-caused environmental change in a district that has been warming quicker than any other ocean. A group of researchers from the University …

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