News tagged with arabian sea

Carbon dioxide is the missing link to past global climate changes

Increasingly, the Earth's climate appears to be more connected than anyone would have imagined. El Nino, the weather pattern that originates in a patch of the equatorial Pacific, can spawn heat waves and droughts ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 17, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (23) | comments 22 | with audio podcast

Researchers conclude that climate change led to collapse of ancient Indus civilization

A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan Civilization ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 21 hours ago | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 21 | with audio podcast

Link between air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea

Pollution is making Arabian Sea cyclones more intense, according to a study in this week's issue of the journal Nature.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Experiment Stirs Up Hope for Forecasting Deadliest Cyclones

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA satellite data and a new modeling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones develop.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Marine life census shines light on biodiversity of the seas

Crabs, lobsters and other crustaceans represent the most common species in the world's seas, and the waters of Australia and Japan are the most diverse, according to a vast inventory of marine life published ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Surviving mass extinction by leading a double life

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drifting across the world's oceans are a group of unicellular marine microorganisms that are not only a crucial source of food for other marine life -- but their fossils, which are found in abundance, provide ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA watching Jal's remnants in the Arabian Sea for possible rebirth

Infrared and visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite today hinted that the low pressure area formerly known as Cyclone Jal may have new life soon. Jal has emerged into the warm waters of the Arabian Sea ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0