Climate security in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional
Bay Of Bengal
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Sagar Islands: A victim of hungry tides
KOLKATA, 12 JAN: The School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, in a study found that water level in the Bay of Bengal off the Sunderbans coast has risen four times over the past nine years. The sudden rise is posing a real threat to the Sagar Island among other islands in the Sunderbans.
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Batfish, Razor fish and Frog crab rediscovered
K.S. Sudhi KOCHI: Three unique marine organisms, Deep Sea Smoky Batfish, Grooved Razor fish and Frog crab, have been re-recorded from Indian waters after a gap of over a century. Cruises on board ocean research vessel
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SDA may install reservoirs to solve water crisis
KOLKATA, 13 DEC: To solve the problem of drinking water, the Sunderbans Development Authority (SDA) is planning to install reservoirs in some of the blocks of the area. The poor village folk residing in the remote villages of the Sunderbans face an acute scarcity of drinking water.
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High alert over cyclone threat
Nellore, Dec. 7: District administration sounded high alert along the coast following forecast over the possibility of low pressure system crossing between Kavali and Bapatla. State government has deputed special officer Mr G.
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Cyclone threat looms large over crop lands
VIJAYAWADA, Dec. 6: Krishna district farmers are concerned with another cyclonic storm formed over Bay of Bengal. Farmers have already suffered loss due to heavy rains caused by cyclone Laila and Jal during the last few months. Now, another storm is looming large over the Bay of Bengal in coastal districts.
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Implications of physical parameters and trace elements in surface water off Pondicherry, Bay of Bengal, South East Coast of India
<p>The heavy metals generally, enter the aquatic environment through atmospheric deposition, erosion of geological matrix or due to anthropogenic activities caused by industrial effluents, domestic sewage and mining wastes. The main objectives of this paper is to understand the
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Role of estuaries in sustainability of coastal environment
A general survey of the fertility of 25 estuaries, based on their concentrations of nutrients, phytoplankton and zooplankton assemblage and fish production in each, as far as these are known, has been
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Atmospheric boundary-layer across Hadley and Ferrel cells over the Indian Ocean
<p>A Southern Ocean Pilot cruise covering the latitudes from 10°N to 56°S in the open Indian Ocean was car-<br /> ried out during January–February 2004. Surface and upper air data collected during this cruise are re-<br /> ported here. It is shown that the broad features of the atmosphere, in particular that of temperature, follow
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Importance of upper ocean heat content in the intensification and translation speed of cyclones over the Bay of Bengal
It is a well-known fact that the frequency of cyclones is 3
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A fish moves west
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The most delectable hilsa, swore connoisseurs, were to be found in the rivers of Bangladesh. But silting and have changed that. They are moving towards the Ganga now. Read this special report by<a href="http://www.downtoearth.org.in"> <b>Down To Earth</b></a> on hilsa's shifting homebase</span>.</p>