As marine biologist Nicola Foster and her colleagues steered a remote-controlled submersible through the coral reefs of the Indian Ocean's Chagos Archipelago, they saw corals full of color near the ...

Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests -- which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines -- are drowning in the Maldives. Their finding indicate that rising sea level and a climate ...

Understanding the impact of the Indian Ocean dipole (IOD) on El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is important for climate prediction. By analyzing observational data and performing Indian and Pacific ...

We’re inching ever closer towards unearthing the secrets behind one of the most enduring marine mysteries: the fabled “milky seas” — glowing stretches of water that cast the ocean in an otherworldly ...

Multisource satellite remote sensing data have been used to analyze the strong upwelling event off the southern coast of Sri Lanka in 2013 and its relationship with Indian Ocean dipole (IOD) events.

“There isn’t a strong wet or dry forecast signal across much of NSW,” Felicity said. “There is an equal chance of above or ...