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NASA, French SWOT satellite offers big view of small ocean features
Small things matter, at least when it comes to ocean features like waves and eddies. A recent NASA-led analysis using data ...
In India, Indigenous women and their ‘dream maps’ seek to protect lands from climate change
KORAPUT, India (AP) — At a small stream in India’s eastern state of Odisha, Indigenous villagers catch eels and fish for a ...
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20 years later: Remembering the world's deadliest tsunami
For many, the recent anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was a time for reflection and remembrance. The disaster took the lives of more than 220,000 people from different ...
USA Today16d
This continent is slowly splitting apart, creating a new ocean
"Geologists believe that, if spreading continues, the three plates that meet at the edge of the present-day African continent will separate completely, allowing the Indian Ocean to flood the area ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature16d
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands hotspot
The inland waters of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands hotspot support a high diversity of aquatic species with high levels of endemism. The information presented in this report will help ...
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How demand for rubber led to the gory exploitation of native populations in South America and Africa
The stormy weather and underwater tows caused by the merging of the Indian and Atlantic Ocean ... Such voyagers filled in blank ocean maps with potential ports of call and trading posts to re ...
National Geographic news20d
What the ‘trash heap’ penguins of Argentina are teaching us about survival
The brown down feathers of king penguin chicks, seen here at Good Hope Bay on Marion Island, in the southern Indian Ocean ... the only species found at the Equator. They now have smaller frames ...
War on the Rocks21d
Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for the showcase were transparent: Moscow offered ...
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INS Surat Slays Sea-skimming Capability, Enhances Indian Deterrence in China-shadowed Ocean Zone
Announced through the Navy’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the milestone was presented as a symbol of India’s strengthening national security framework in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This ...
France 2421d
‘Triangle of power’ : Madagascar wants control over the Scattered Islands. France says no
In Madagascar, there’s a saying that goes: Tenim-bazaha tsy miverina indroa – “a white man never gives his word twice”. In daily life, it signals a refusal to repeat oneself, yet it still ...
The Press of Atlantic City22d
Ocean County wildfire now 50% contained; 12 structures still threatened
A wildfire in Barnegat, Ocean and Lacey townships has grown to more than 15,000 acres, at its peak threatening 1,320 buildings and forcing 7,000 people to flee their homes. The fire could be the ...