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Cold War 'coffin' leaking radioactive waste in Pacific, UN expresses conce
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday confirmed that a massive concrete dome built during the Cold War era to contain waste from nuclear testing conducted by the US has degraded and began leaking into the Pacific Ocean.
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The newly refurbished Oceania Insignia sails to the shores of India
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Oceania Cruises newly refurbished Insignia arrived in Mumbai after visiting Cochin, Mangalore and Goa in India as part of her 180 Day around the World Cruise. The first ship to debut the dramatic new enhancements undertaken as part of the a
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Indo-French bilateral naval exercise 'Varuna-19' concludes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Indo-French bilateral naval exercise "Varuna-19" concluded on Friday with both the Indian and French Navies Carrier Task Forces executing close range manoeuvers, an official statement said.
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Unique evolution process caused extinct bird species to return: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): The rise from extinction of a flightless bird species in the Indian Ocean was possible due to a rare evolutionary process called 'Iterative Evolution' says a new report.
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Question mark on Chinese Navy long-range deployment capacity: Top defence
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Since September 2017, no Chinese nuclear or conventional submarine has entered the Indian Ocean Region, raising a question mark on the ability of the People's Liberation Army's Navy to deploy its underwater warships far away from its mainland.
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Ocean activity is the key controller of summer monsoons, find study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): New research finds ocean activity may control the strength and intensity of summer monsoons. The results could help researchers predict how monsoons will change with warming oceans.
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7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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NASA looks at storm Fani's rainfall rates
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Fani, a tropical storm formed in the Northern Indian Ocean on April 27 and 28, and measured rainfall occurring throughout the new storm.
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Ocean acidification could impact people globally, claims study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 26 (ANI): A recent study suggests that ocean acidification could have a serious impact on over a million people globally who depend on coastal protection, fisheries, and aquaculture.
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New study shows how ocean carbon cycle could help in predicting climate ch
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Washington [USA], April 26 (ANI): Scientists have outlined and quantified the mechanism of the ocean carbon cycle, ' biological pump ' which could be used to better predict future global climate change.
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Sea turtle population increasing: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 25 (ANI): A recent study claims that endangered turtle (Hawksbill & Green turtle) population is increasing in Pacific coral reefs.
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Global warming impacts marine creatures the most, reveals study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 25 (ANI): A recent study has discovered that global warming has made more than twice ocean dwellers disappear in comparison to land dwellers from their habitats.
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