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IMD warning: Major cyclone likely to cross Tamil Nadu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that after gaining more strength, the cyclonic circulation has finally induced a low-pressure area. The system is formed over Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining the southeast Bay of Bengal.
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Seychelles President rallies for ocean protection from an underwater subme
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Victoria [Seychelles], Apr 15 (ANI): In a first, the President of Seychelles, Daniel Faure, rallied for the protection of oceans through a live speech given from an underwater submersible on Sunday.
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First life form on Earth may have bred in ponds, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 14 (ANI): A new study has found that first life form on Earth may have bred in ponds than in oceans.
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6.5 magnitude earthquake jolts South Sandwich Islands
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
King Edward Point [South Sandwich Islands], Apr 5 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck off British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on Friday.
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'Below normal' rainfall in India this monsoonyear: Weather forecastor blam
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Apr 4 (ANI): India will face a "below normal" rainfall this June-September monsoon season on account of moderate El Nino conditions unless the Indian Ocean Dipole also known as Indian Nino, is able to negate the former weather pattern, said private weather forecaster Skym
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Magnets could be used to clean up oil spills
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 2 (ANI): An interdisciplinary research carried forward by a group of researchers have revealed that it could be possible to remove oil spills from the surface of the ocean by using magnets in future.
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Trump's order to revive drilling in Arctic, Atlantic 'unlawful': federal j
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 31 (ANI): A federal judge has termed US President Donald Trump's order to withdraw an Obama-era ban on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans as "unlawful".
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Thailand: Tsunami warning issued for 6 provinces after earthquake
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Mar 24 (ANI): A tsunami warning has been issued for six provinces in Thailand, after two earthquakes struck the Indian Ocean on Saturday.
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5.6 magnitude quake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale jolted central Mid-Atlantic Ridge region on Monday.
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UK should 'rapidly' give up Chagos Islands, says ICJ
Updated : 7 years ago IST
The Hague [The Netherlands], Feb 25 (ANI): In a major diplomatic victory for Mauritius, the UN's top court on Monday ruled that the United Kingdom (UK) should end its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean "as rapidly as possible".
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Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): According to the United Nations, more than 8 million tons of plastic flow into the oceans each year.
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Brazil: Health concerns mount as death toll rises in dam collapse
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Brumadinho [Brazil], Feb 6 (ANI): The death toll in Vale-owned tailings dam collapse here has gone up to 142, with 194 people still missing in the aftermath of January 25 tragedy.
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