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Super El Niño intensifies, threatening global health and ag

169 clusters · 1287 sources · last updated

Latest: El Niño threatens global commodity supplies and prices

The 2026–27 Super El Niño is intensifying, with NOAA reporting a 95 percent chance of a ‘very strong’ event between September and December, and a 75 percent probability of it reaching intensities not seen since 1950. The

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Iran weather: extreme heat, storms, and flooding risks

36 clusters · 22 sources · last updated

Latest: Iran Meteorological Organization issues yellow weather warning

By mid-September 2026, Iran continued to face extreme weather instability. Following earlier warnings regarding heatwaves in Khuzestan and flooding in northern provinces, meteorological authorities focused on upcoming se

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North Indian Ocean cyclone forecasts

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated

Latest: ISRO forecasts high-intensity cyclones for North Indian Ocean

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has forecasted the formation of three powerful tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean, specifically within the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, between October and Dec

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European winter 2026/2027 climate anomaly projections

7 clusters · 23 sources · last updated

Latest: Latvia weather outlook and El Niño winter predictions

Meteorological projections indicate that the 2026/2027 winter season in Europe may experience atypical and volatile weather patterns. Initial assessments identified that an intensifying Super El Niño in the Pacific, comb

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MH370 disappearance search efforts

4 clusters · 5 sources · last updated

Latest: MH370: Lost hydrophone may hold acoustic clues in Indian Ocean

The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 remains unresolved twelve years after its disappearance. Recent efforts by Ocean Infinity, which concluded a campaign in January 2026, involved mapping over 140,000 square ki

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Global warming acceleration and rising climate risks

10 clusters · 310 sources · last updated

Latest: UNEP report warns global warming will breach 1.5°C threshold

Research published in Geophysical Research Letters confirms that global warming has accelerated significantly. Between 2015 and 2025, the Earth’s average temperature increased by 0.35 °C, a notable rise from the 0.2 °C p

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Pertamina oil and gas exploration and production

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Latest: Pertamina Hulu Energi completes 6,000 km seismic survey in Indian Ocean

PT Pertamina has reported progress in both production and exploration activities within Indonesia. In East Kalimantan, PT Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga (PHSS) successfully conducted production tests on two new wells, SEM-2

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Tourism and travel in Zanzibar

2 clusters · 5 sources · last updated

Latest: Green Ocean Zanzibar offers destination wedding and safari packages

Zanzibar is characterized as a travel destination in the Indian Ocean featuring Swahili culture, turquoise waters, and white sand beaches. The archipelago offers a blend of natural beauty and cultural heritage, including

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Indian and Pacific Ocean climate decoupling

2 clusters · 4 sources · last updated

Latest: Pacific and Indian Oceans show decoupling in climate relationship

Research published in Nature Communications indicates an unprecedented breakdown in the climate coupling between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Historically, these basins were largely coupled, though a period of decoupli

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Starship Flight 13: recovery challenges and arrival at port

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Latest: SpaceX recovers Starship from Indian Ocean after successful flight test

Following the July 24, 2026, Starship Flight 13, recovery efforts for the Ship 40 upper stage encountered significant logistical hurdles. Although the 52-meter spacecraft remained intact during reentry and achieved a con

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Falcon 9 upper-stage Moon impact : Aug 2026

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Latest: NASA images lunar crater caused by SpaceX Falcon 9 impact

NASA has released high-resolution imagery from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) confirming the details of the crater created by the SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impact on 5 August 2026. The images, captured between

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