Sea Level Rising

April 01, 2024

Sea incursion, swell waves likely to continue in Kerala; experts cite 'Kalla Kadal' phenomenon as reason

The fishermen use the term ‘Kalla Kadal’ to refer to the unusual occurrence of high swell waves during good weather.

August 02, 2023
Monsoon sea swells are gnawing at lives along Vadakara coast

Scores of families living along Vadakara coast have left their houses at the mercy of the sea and taken shelter at relief camps.
April 23, 2023
Global sea level rise at twice the speed first recorded: Report

Extreme glacier melt and record ocean heat levels - which cause water to expand - contributed to an average rise in sea levels of 4.62mm a year between 2013-2022.
November 27, 2022
Police slap grave charges against anti-Vizhinjam port agitators, including priests, for Saturday violence

While nine cases have been registered against the protest council opposing the mega project, one FIR has been filed against the people's collective that supports it.
October 11, 2022
Kochi aims to become ‘sponge city’ to escape floods, sea invasion

The Greater Cochin Development Authority is charting out a course of action to make Kochi the first sponge city in Kerala.
July 26, 2022
Thiruvananthapuram's famed beaches could vanish in just five years

A first of its kind study using machine learning techniques has shed light into the coastal variation of India’s west coast.
June 19, 2021
'Climate change to increase sea level in Lakshadweep, will affect airport, residential areas'

The study highlights that the worst possible inundation scenarios projected for Lakshadweep Islands are almost similar under different emission scenarios and all the islands in the archipelago would be vulnerable to impact from the rise in sea levels.

Sea Level Rising

Sea incursion, swell waves likely to continue in Kerala; experts cite 'Kalla Kadal' phenomenon as reason

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Monsoon sea swells are gnawing at lives along Vadakara coast

Global sea level rise at twice the speed first recorded: Report

Police slap grave charges against anti-Vizhinjam port agitators, including priests, for Saturday violence

Kochi aims to become ‘sponge city’ to escape floods, sea invasion

Thiruvananthapuram's famed beaches could vanish in just five years

'Climate change to increase sea level in Lakshadweep, will affect airport, residential areas'

Myanmar's villages in front line of climate change with rising sea levels

Rs 2,450 crore project to secure fisher families from sea erosion

Mumbai slum-dwellers by the sea live at the mercy of climate change