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Rainfall in Kerala. The convergence of neutral ENSO conditions, active internal dynamics, and warming seas points to a monsoon that may be wetter but potentially more volatile. Image by Paul Varuni via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

As a wetter monsoon looms, scientists watch the climate chessboard; farmers measure rainfall

Max Martin 8 May 2025
A dry pond catches fire. Representative image by Balurbala via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Wildfires rage amid dry weather and heat waves

Max Martin 23 Apr 2025
A shore seine crew hauls in their catch. Image by Sajith Remady.

Small sardines signal a potential bumper catch

Max Martin 27 Mar 2025
An olive ridley turtle in the Sundarbans, West Bengal. Image by Anirnoy via Wikimedia Commons

Local participation key in solving turtle nesting riddle

Max Martin 26 Feb 2025
Traditional fishers on small craft prefer to finish work early before the sun gets too harsh. A crew lands their fibreglass boat at Thumba village on the city's fringes. Image by Max Martin.

Kerala’s early heat surge signals climate shift

Max Martin 25 Feb 2025
Western Ghats wayanad landslides

Caught between exploitation and extremes, Western Ghats’ future hinges on local action

Max Martin 29 Jan 2025

[Interview] Climate scientist M.N. Rajeevan’s dream book explains rainstorms, longer monsoon seasons, highlights forecast challenges

Max Martin 7 Jan 2025
Varkala cliffs face rapid development, with restaurants, resorts, parking lots, and a helipad reshaping the landscape. Image: K S Sajinkumar

Local lifeline, nature’s timeline, Varkala cliffs threatened by climate and human activities

Max Martin 30 Oct 2024

The climate drivers behind southwest India’s intensifying heat waves

Max Martin 3 Sep 2024
A series of recent long-period swell surge events on the coast of Kerala and southwestern Tamil Nadu has damaged properties and killed people. Image courtesy of Vincy Lopez.

Swell waves hit southwestern coast hard as remote oceans turn stormier

Max Martin 27 May 2024
Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction

Scientists to set sail to revive Indian Ocean observations hit by COVID-19

Max Martin 2 May 2024
To deal with the water crisis in Bengaluru, the government has curtailed water supplies to big users such as corporates and started penalising people for wasteful use of water.

Bengaluru rings alarm bells for urban water concerns

Max Martin 15 Apr 2024

Creatures entangled: Ghost nets trap creatures small and great

Max Martin 9 Apr 2024

[Explainer] What are coastal commons?

Max Martin 5 Mar 2024

[Explainer] Why is it getting hotter?

Max Martin 4 Mar 2024

Look at weather indices rather than impacts for better fisheries insurance: experts

Max Martin 8 Jan 2024

Interlinking of rivers could flood India’s freshwater with invasive fish

Max Martin 27 Dec 2023

Adivasis of Kerala’s Attappadi hills revive millet cultivation to preserve a fading tradition 

Max Martin 7 Dec 2023
Barnacles on a plastic bottle found on the beach. Photo by Gunasekaran Kannan

Marine debris transporting invasive species along the southeastern coast

Max Martin 11 Oct 2023

[Explainer] Why are intense storms and erratic rainfall events becoming more frequent?

Max Martin 20 Sep 2023

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The eucalyptus weevil Gonipterus platensis, photographed in the Nilgiris, is thought to be native to Tasmania. However, it has been found as an invasive in other countries, particularly where Eucalyptus trees are grown. Image by Sankararaman via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0).
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