There is a ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean, and scientists ... - CNN
WEBJul 24, 2023 — The “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — officially called the Indian Ocean geoid low — is the lowest point in that geoid and its biggest gravitational anomaly, forming a circular depression...
UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps key US
WEB16 hours ago — Mauritius has claimed the archipelago -- renamed British Indian Ocean Territory -- since its independence in 1968 and garnered increasing international support. In 2019 the International Court...
UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps key US
WEBMauritius has claimed the archipelago -- renamed British Indian Ocean Territory -- since its independence in 1968 and garnered increasing international support. In 2019 the International Court...
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBThe UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century. The deal – reached after years of...
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to ... - Associated Press News
WEB18 hours ago — LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal that secures the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base.
Indian Ocean Leaders Warn of Threats to Shipping, Stability
WEBFeb 13, 2024 — Indian Ocean Leaders Warn of Threats to Shipping, Stability. The more direct, yet undeclared, theme of the Indian Ocean Conference was China. By Grant Wyeth. February 13, 2024.
Blue whales: Ocean giants return to 'safe' tropical haven - BBC News
WEBNov 23, 2023 — Blue whales - the largest animals on Earth - are making their home in a part of the Indian Ocean where they were wiped out by whaling decades ago. Researchers and filmmakers in the Seychelles...
Climate Change Is the Biggest Threat to Indian Ocean Security
WEBAug 31, 2021 — The Indian Ocean is rising at a level of 3.7 millimeters annually, and extreme sea disasters can be expected nearly every year. The recent IPCC Report also mentions how the southwest monsoons...
Mauritius and Reunion assess damage from Indian Ocean cyclone …
WEBJan 16, 2024 — Mauritius lifted its highest weather alert and eased a nationwide curfew Tuesday after a cyclone battered the Indian Ocean island, causing heavy flooding and extensive damage in the capital city and other parts of the country.
China fears spark Indian race for cobalt in contested ocean waters
WEBJun 19, 2024 — India is scrambling to secure rights to explore a cobalt-rich underwater mountain in the middle of the Indian Ocean but its bid has come up against competing claims at a time when Sri Lanka,...