Coastal flooding that was once considered unusual is becoming a more familiar part of life in many parts of the world, and rising sea levels appear to be a major reason why. A new international study suggests that the gradual increase in ocean height has fundamentally changed how often exceptionally high sea levels occur, making…
A still from ‘All That Matters to Them’ Kolkata: Lives of climate refugees on Ghoramara island in the Sunderbans have been brought to the forefront in Mrinmoy Sarkar’s ‘All That Matters to Them’, which received the Satyajit Ray Golden Award at the 9th South Asian Short Film Festival. Organized by the Federation of Film Societies…
Last Updated:June 05, 2026, 14:30 IST New Moore Island, also called Purbasha or South Talpatti, triggered a geopolitical dispute between India and Bangladesh before rising sea levels and erosion erased it completely. News18 For years, India and Bangladesh argued over a tiny uninhabited island in the Bay of Bengal. Then the island disappeared entirely. Known…
Kolkata: In a sweeping mandate on World Environment Day, the state govt announced a strict, statewide enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics, permitting only plastic bags with a thickness of 120 microns or more.Municipal and urban development minister Agnimitra Paul on Friday directed officials to stringently implement the national regulation across all urban local…
What scientists found beneath East Antarctica could change how we understand sea level rise? Image credit – Wikimedia The enormous and stationary Totten Glacier, located in East Antarctica, seems uninteresting from the surface. However, according to various studies, the essential point lies far beneath its frozen surface. Studies using sonar measurements and radar images have…
