The mangroves in the Sundarbans region absorbed the fury of the cyclone to save West Bengal and Bangladesh, but was badly damaged in the process
Water levels at India’s ports are rising much faster than elsewhere in the world, a marker of danger for the country’s infrastructure, coastal communities and ecosystems
India has shown much improvement in saving lives from extreme storms like Cyclone Fani, but enormous challenges remain on the rehabilitation and rebuilding fronts
Destructive human activity, rising temperatures in the Arabian Sea and ocean acidification is pushing the coral ecosystem in Lakshadweep to the verge of breakdown
Rapid erosion, turbulent seas and rising ocean temperatures brought on by climate change pose serious threats to the coral atolls of Lakshadweep archipelago
Nearly half of the villages in the deltaic fragile islands of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve area are highly vulnerable to storm surges induced by climate change, new research shows