| 单词 | Indian Ocean |
| 例句 | They left the storm behind and sailed north into the Indian Ocean. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z So they worked—across the equator, to the Cape, and into the Indian Ocean they slaved—Nat and the men before the mast. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They apparently did not arrive until the first millennium A.D., long after their domestication in Asia, because they had to wait for large-scale boat traffic across the Indian Ocean. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z New Zealand, meanwhile, is part of the immense Indian Ocean plate even though it is nowhere near the Indian Ocean. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “The Atlantic Ocean is brown, sort of, and the Indian Ocean is blue.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It made Tendai think of the storms that blew out of the Indian Ocean. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z For example, an American Vela satellite detected an intense double flash of light from the vicinity of the South Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean on September 22, 1979. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He told Lupe of the two French islands east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z All the long, lonely way to the Cape, all the treacherous, squally weeks in the Indian Ocean—he was responsible. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In Chapter 19 we shall trace it across the Indian Ocean to Madagascar, while in Chapter 15 we saw that ecological difficulties kept Austronesians from establishing themselves in northern and western Australia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Grub and I joined Derek in his house on the shore of the Indian Ocean, and many of the students squeezed into our little guest house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead of landing on Brisbane, Skylab broke up, with some parts falling into the Indian Ocean off Western Australia. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The Cape seemed next door to the East Indies—till a man had sailed the Indian Ocean. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He lives with his two children, Merlin and Angel, and their mother, Maria, in the little guest house next to my house on the shore of the Indian Ocean. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Once we left the industrial precincts of Durban, we moved through hills that offered majestic views of the surrounding valleys and the blue-black waters of the Indian Ocean. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The traders waited for favorable winds to let them cross the Indian Ocean directly between East Africa and India. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Indian Ocean flashed incredible colors of emerald jade and opal in the shallow water surrounding the Maldive Islands, then on to the Burma coast and lush green jungle, followed by mountains and coastline. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It must have come from the Indian Ocean. They used to kind of embed it in the glass. That wasn’t made less than a hundred years ago. More, by the look of it.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Astonishingly, it also swept westward across the Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa, resulting in the colonization of the island of Madagascar. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Similar ecological disasters occurred on almost every one of the thousands of islands that pepper the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After the ceremony, I walked back to the river and watched it meander on its way to where, many miles distant, it emptied into the Indian Ocean. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At dawn one February morning, when they were in the Indian Ocean, the lookout’s cry gave warning, “Sail ho-o-o-o-o-o! On the starboard bow!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z From Durban I drove south along the coast past Port Shepstone and Port St. Johns, small and lovely colonial towns that dotted the shimmering beaches fronting the Indian Ocean. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He served in the Royal Navy during World War II, mostly in the Indian Ocean, and afterward earned a classics degree at the University of St. Andrews. Alastair Reid, a Restless Poet and Essayist, Is Dead at 88 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Greengrass, who also directed Matt Damon thriller The Bourne Ultimatum, also directed the 2013 film Captain Philips, starring Tom Hanks, about a merchant mariner taken hostage by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009. Greengrass honour at film awards 2013-11-25T17:06:56Z The news of the airplane wreckage coincided not only with a volcanic eruption, but also with the Indian Ocean Island Games, a regional sporting contest that draws people from all the neighboring islands. Réunion Island, Linked to Missing Malaysian Plane, Also Offers Adventure 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z However, there is a heap of evidence that Pattanam was an Indian Ocean port city with multicultural and international links. Kerala: Gateway Of India 2011-07-06T22:00:00Z Perhaps the most remote of the eight new wonders is Socotra Archipelago in Yemen, known to some as the "Galapagos of the Indian Ocean." New Natural Wonders 2010-10-29T16:00:00Z To wander hand in hand once more through the giant seaweed forests of the Indian Ocean, seeking the delicious eggs of the pop-pop!” Doctor Dolittle’s Talking Animals Still Have Much to Say 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z When Somali pirates take over a Danish cargo ship in the Indian Ocean, the cook’s wife and young daughter find themselves helpless back home in Denmark. ‘A Hijacking’: a tense, realistic high-seas thriller 2013-07-04T01:07:40Z One day on the Indian Ocean, my cabin phone rang at an hour when Erik never called: lunchtime. ‘Crushes Thrive in Small Spaces’ 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z They linked the incident to an ongoing struggle by Italy to free two marines on anti-piracy duty who are being held in India for shooting dead two fishermen in the Indian Ocean. Italian president condemns botched British raid in Nigeria 2012-03-09T13:57:06Z It was an Arab-Indian-Persian-Portuguese place, and we who lived there were really people of the Indian Ocean. Life Along the Mosquito Coast 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z To the south is a Brobdingnagian set of rocky pinnacles marching into the Indian Ocean. T Magazine: Water World 2010-11-19T20:34:00Z Tsunami Worries Indonesia declared a tsunami warning and coastal areas of Thailand and eastern India declared tsunami alerts after an 8.6-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks struck in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday. In Transit Blog: Morning Walkabout: 4/11 2012-04-11T15:04:07Z Kidd's mission was to prowl the Indian Ocean, hunting pirates and plundering French vessels. Was Captain Kidd set up? New exhibit airs doubts 2011-05-19T16:46:11Z The coveted objects here are two seemingly rare and genuine stamps from the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, and they might be worth a small fortune. Review: 'Mauritius' at Seattle Public Theater is a taut, twisty thriller 2010-10-07T21:32:00Z He was born two years later, in Beira, a town built on an estuary on the Indian Ocean, and raised in an apartment above an arms dealership. How Mia Couto’s Words Help Weave the Story of Mozambique 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Grab a game of beach cricket, or simply sip on a local Swan beer at the beach's Edwardian-style Indiana teahouse while taking in a sunset view high above the Indian Ocean. Five Reasons to Visit Perth 2012-05-09T05:20:00Z We were heading toward Chumbe, a sliver of coral reef and jungle that sits in the Indian Ocean about 20 miles off the coast of mainland Tanzania. Chumbe Island, sea sanctuary 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z I went to Swakopmund to start a solo walk across Africa, from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean, but things didn't begin well. Namibia's Skeleton Coast 2010-04-24T23:15:00Z Luckily, it landed harmlessly in the Indian Ocean. The Year Space Got Sexy All Over Again 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Madagascar, sitting approximately 225 miles off the Eastern Coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, is so isolated it's seen one-of-a-kind evolutionary developments. World's Most Unique Travel Destinations 2010-12-15T16:00:00Z Tucked above the Indian Ocean, on the Bay of Bengal, lies a city named for the dawn. Revisiting a Utopian City With Fondness and Fury 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z This year, for instance, nine companies from the French island of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean, banded together to present an invigorating mini-series of shows. Avignon Festival Gets Its Buzz Back 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Last month China opened an embassy in the Indian Ocean outpost. China Discovers the Maldives 2011-11-23T23:00:00Z With its mixture of thunderous percussion and improvised call-and-response vocals, it's the Indian Ocean answer to the blues. Christine Salem: bringing the devil's music to Womad 2013-07-18T16:51:00Z The National Museum of African Art is here to remind us of it with a pearl of an exhibition — cool, glowing, somewhat opaque — called “World on the Horizon: Swahili Arts Across the Indian Ocean.” Swahili, the Pulse of Life at the Crossroads 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z The sailor is in the middle of the Indian Ocean when his boat is struck by a rogue shipping container, setting off a fight for survival that’s loaded with both suspense and metaphors. What’s on TV Monday: Avett Brothers Documentary and ‘Between 2 Shores’ 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z In his latest film role, Robert Redford plays a sailor battling to survive when his boat is wrecked during a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean. Why Robert Redford lost his voice 2013-12-23T01:10:29Z I chose to fly east: across Australia, over the Pacific, South America, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. Experience: I flew solo around the world in a hot-air balloon 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z But, limiting its action to a stricken Indian Ocean cargo ship and the Copenhagen offices of its owners, it's far more tautly dramatised. A Hijacking and The Reluctant Fundamentalist announce a new narrative order 2013-05-15T12:47:25Z President Obama spent part of his childhood in the Indian Ocean region and has a long-standing personal and political interest in that part of the world. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z Lindholm also wrote and directed “A Hijacking,” a 2012 thriller about a cargo ship captured by pirates in the Indian Ocean, and “A War,” a 2015 drama about Danish soldiers in Afghanistan. With ‘The Good Nurse,’ a Director Takes on a Serial Killer and a System 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z He spent four years enslaved on an outlaw fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean. Cartoonists Who Draw in Order to Be Heard 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The nation of tiny coral islands in the Indian Ocean is renowned for its high-end resorts. Newlyweds Brand, Perry leave India for Maldives 2010-10-25T13:35:00Z Descended from Lithuanian Jews, Sacks grew up in Durban, South Africa, a port city on the Indian Ocean. Review | Peter Sacks is one of the most compelling artists in America. But he didn’t find his voice until late in life. 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The actor, who hasn't ever won an acting Oscar, was nominated by the Globes for his nearly unspoken performance as a man shipwrecked in the Indian Ocean in "All Is Lost." '12 Years,' 'Hustle' lead Globes nominations 2013-12-12T16:01:43Z Some years ago, I heard a fragmentary story about an exiled French aristocrat, who, centuries ago, fathered numerous children with tribal women all around the Indian Ocean, and I was immediately captivated. Andrea Lee on Cross-Cultural Encounters 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Attenborough looks at the Cape of Good Hope, where the balmy Indian Ocean meets the chilly Atlantic. TV highlights 23/01/2013 2013-01-22T20:00:01Z We didn’t return for 12 weeks as we explored every cove and peninsula of Yemen’s rocky Indian Ocean coast. T Magazine: Expatriot Games 2011-03-11T17:02:22Z But the Indian Ocean, where Mr. Redford’s character is stranded, gives a pretty strong performance itself. The Carpetbagger: Below the Line: Underwater With ‘All Is Lost’ 2013-12-11T18:53:45Z His starting point was the blues, but he became an expert in Hawaiian and Caribbean styles and the music of India, Africa, the Indian Ocean and Japan. Bob Brozman obituary 2013-04-28T16:48:21Z Heralded as “the first of its kind” by Architectural Digest, the suite features a two-part structure — half of it above the Indian Ocean, half of it below. Hilton to open world's first underwater villa in Maldives 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Bacigalupi has tackled these themes before, most notably in his 2009 bestseller, “The Windup Girl,” which is set in a future Thailand that’s just barely keeping dry above the rising waters of the Indian Ocean. Imagining a thirsty future in Paolo Bacigalupi’s ‘The Water Knife’ 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Kidd unsuccessfully attacked a convoy of Muslim pilgrims from Africa and preyed on Indian Ocean shipping, infuriating the subcontinent's Mughal rulers, with whom the British East India Company was doing a lucrative business. Was Captain Kidd set up? New exhibit airs doubts 2011-05-19T16:46:11Z The Australian prime minister said satellite imagery had detected objects in the southern Indian Ocean that might be parts of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia 2014-03-20T18:14:27Z It is being protected by nine members of an "anti-pirate" unit of the Italian navy, a precaution regularly taken on ships in the Indian Ocean which is prone to attacks by Somali pirates. Costa Cruises liner towed to Indian Ocean island 2012-02-28T09:13:02Z The church sent volunteers to Asia to administer another of its treatments, a massage called a “touch assist,” in the aftermath of disasters including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and 2008 Myanmar cyclone. Vietnamese turn to Scientology to treat Agent Orange victims 2013-04-04T13:01:00Z And in the case of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished over the Indian Ocean in March, everyone from Courtney Love to data scientists posted theories about the plane’s whereabouts. Ferguson Reveals a Twitter Loop 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Traders and pilgrims were sailing across the Indian Ocean, to and from East Africa, Arabia, India and China. When Globalization Really Began 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Video images suggest a tsunami-like deluge, a vivid reminder of the 2004 earthquake in the Indian Ocean that caused tens of thousands of deaths in, among other countries, Sri Lanka. Review: A Precious Harvest in ‘The Pearl Fishers’ at the Met 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Indian Ocean, who recently played the Hard Rock Cafe, are the established face of what is often labelled "fusion" music. Scene and heard: Indie in India 2010-10-05T11:53:00Z The whalebone archway makes for unforgettable photographs as you stroll along it, perhaps to watch sunset over the Indian Ocean. 10 of the world’s best piers: readers’ travel tips 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z His father traded dried and preserved fish caught in the Indian Ocean, and much of his early life was focused on the shoreline near his doorstep. Abdulrazak Gurnah Refuses to Be Boxed In: ‘I Represent Me’ 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z In his book Plagues and Peoples, the historian William Hardy McNeill describes how the British army carried cholera overland into Nepal and Afghanistan, while British navy and merchant ships carried it beyond the Indian Ocean. Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Swimming in the Indian Ocean provides aching foreshadows of loss. Former journalist David Savill's fiction debut, ‘They are Trying to Break Your Heart', is searing 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z That said, the Life of Pi set the bar high: put a tiger on a raft with a boy on the Indian Ocean, then see what happens. The Walking Dead: season seven, episode two – The Well 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z She had sailed through the Suez Canal and across the Indian Ocean. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Life on the islands in the Indian Ocean can be stultifying. A darker shade of blue 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The incident at Sunday’s pageant, which was attended by the prime minister’s wife, created a huge uproar in the Indian Ocean island nation. Reigning Mrs. World arrested over onstage melee in Sri Lanka 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Redford plays a sailor whose yacht is damaged in a collision with a shipping container in the middle of the Indian Ocean. JC Chandor gains a Cannes hit with 'All Is Lost' 2013-05-24T09:00:11Z Situated inside a gorgeously restored 18th-century merchant home, the House of Spices restaurant serves Indian Ocean fare with an Italian accent. 36 Hours in Zanzibar, Tanzania 2014-05-01T19:34:05Z Their owners were then deported to the western Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and the Seychelles, 1,200 miles from their homeland, where they received no resettlement assistance. “24′s” phony history exposed: The dark history of a CIA “black site” 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z The Seychelles are a group of incredibly beautiful tropical islands off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean. Travel influencer Emilia Taneva shares her spring break secrets 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z The Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunamis on the day after Christmas killed more than 200,000 people across Southeast Asia. Naomi Watts shared 'Impossible' with family 2012-12-21T14:55:09Z It's a hot night at the Sakifo festival, in a beachside park on the island of La Réunion the French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Christine Salem: bringing the devil's music to Womad 2013-07-18T16:51:00Z Socotra Island, with its bizarre endemic plants and strange landscapes, is like the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean. Globetrotting photographer Michael Runkel on favorite places, worst experiences and how to travel with kids 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Ebola is thousands of miles away from Kenya's pristine Indian Ocean beaches, but the deadly disease appears to be discouraging tourism there and elsewhere in this vast continent. Rampant Ebola fear takes toll on Africa tourism 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z The following new and improved accommodations, from Indian Ocean island resorts and highland volcano lodges to hotels in working vineyards and solar-powered desert camps, capture the continent’s diversity. From Botswana to Zambia, New Lodges, Resorts and Tours 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The movie turned the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 into an action-melodrama, but Watts’s mastery of bodily suffering transcended the film’s racial turpitude. ‘The Desperate Hour’ Review: An Exercise in Panic 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z There are twelve of these spaceships in total: tall, partial ovoids, silent and weightless, suspended feet above the Siberian tundra, the Indian Ocean, the Sudanese desert. Watching “Arrival” After the Election 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The Comoro Islands are an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about 200 miles east of Africa, not far from Madagascar. When citizenship can be bought and sold: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian talks to Sasha Frere-Jones 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z When Krakatau erupted in 1883, far away in the Indian Ocean, the skies of England were scored red, yellow and pink at dawn and dusk. Volcanic art 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z Philip spent almost 14 years in the Royal Navy and saw action in the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific during World War II. UK military prepares for big role in Prince Philip’s funeral 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z After his visit to the Indian Ocean outpost in 1896, Mark Twain wrote, “From one citizen you gather the idea that Mauritius was made first and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius.” In Mauritius, Secluded Beaches, Verdant Hills and Harmony 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Then again, Ibo Island in the Indian Ocean off northern Mozambique is a very rare place. 2010-01-20T06:35:00Z The video of the golf club-loving coconut crab was captured at a golf course on Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. Giant crab splits golf club in half with pincers in viral video: 'He's beaten us' 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the full name of this territory, are several hundred bushy islands in the Indian Ocean almost a thousand miles east of India’s mainland. The Cool, Wild and Very Remote Andaman Islands 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z It carried the smell of damp vegetation — a result of a typical morning sun shower — as it rippled offshore and gently undulated the translucent curaçao waters of the Indian Ocean around our slow-chugging motorboat. On Mauritius With a Non-Jet-Set Wallet 2010-04-03T03:02:00Z That novel, about the indentured servants press-ganged from India's Gangetic plain and shipped off to the British colony of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. 'River of Smoke': adrift on a sea of opium 2011-10-12T21:59:11Z We imagine grave flooding to confine itself to events in the southern hemisphere, such as the tsunamis in Japan and the Indian Ocean. TV highlights 30/05/2013 2013-05-30T06:00:16Z The Maldives is an Islamic nation in the Indian Ocean. Maldives officers apologize to tourist detained for 'indecent' bikini after arrest video goes viral 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z The second in the natural history series visits Dhofar, a mountainous region bordering the Indian Ocean that has more wildlife than anywhere else in the Arabian peninsula. TV highlights 01/03/2013 2013-03-01T07:00:04Z More’s “Utopia” was the first such response, and a radical one, because it imagined the discovery of a higher civilization than the European somewhere in the Indian Ocean. ArtsBeat: Peter Whitfield Talks About the History of Travel Literature 2012-03-14T14:30:34Z An international search effort is scouring a remote stretch of the southern Indian Ocean for a Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Disaster film about jet crash at sea put on hold 2014-03-26T12:50:02Z Richard Phillips was bobbing in a boat full of Somali pirates on the Indian Ocean four years ago when Hollywood recognized an Oscar moment. Filmmakers Embrace Reality, on the High Seas and Beyond 2013-07-17T15:36:51Z Writer/director Tobias Lindholm’s tense, refreshingly realistic thriller follows the hijacking of a Danish cargo ship in the Indian Ocean by Somali pirates. A&E highlights: Seafood in Ballard? Ya, sure; bikes in Redmond? You betcha 2013-07-05T16:50:31Z More trouble at sea, with Robert Redford’s yacht abruptly holed by a rogue shipping container somewhere in the Indian Ocean. All by myself: how the greatest solo film performances worked their magic 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Complex equations and satellite data from Inmarsat lead to the Malaysian prime minister to declare that the flight “ended” in the southern Indian Ocean. Raw satellite data of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 finally revealed to the public 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z "Humility is the soundtrack to the Indian Ocean voyage I undertook last summer," he explains. New band of the day – Carnivals (No 1,307) 2012-07-12T13:47:12Z In “Paradise to Perdition”, the heavy-handed presence of the narrator errs on pastiche, disrupting a story set in a resort in the Indian Ocean. Lionel Shriver on things that possess their owners 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The group has found that plastic accumulates in all five major subtropical oceanic gyres in the North and South Pacific, North and South Atlantic, and Indian Ocean. Big plastic’s PR disaster: Why it can’t lie its way around microbeads 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Her name was Caraboo, and in an exotic tongue, she told an interpreter that she was a princess from an island in the Indian Ocean called Javasu who had fled from pirates. 21 of the wildest cons in history 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z For a brief while, he owned and lived on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, near Sri Lanka. The Sheltering Sound: Paul Bowles’s Attempt to Save Moroccan Music 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Khasab boasts a small, handsome 17th-century fort, built by the Portuguese to control the nearby Strait of Hormuz, where the Persian Gulf meets the Indian Ocean. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Nine days in, I was caught in a thunderstorm over the Indian Ocean for three hours. Experience: I flew solo around the world in a hot-air balloon 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z In hospital in his last weeks he talked about his wish to see South Africa and the mountains that descend to Indian Ocean beaches. Hayden Griffin obituary 2013-04-01T15:43:35Z Sixteen years ago, in another moment of earth-shattering destruction — the Indian Ocean tsunami — my family was taken from me, and I still find myself stunned. The Year We Battled Covid, Revisited 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z The center also works with slavevoyages.org to help expand data collection beyond the trans-Atlantic slave trade and is working to broaden research into both the Indian Ocean and inter-American slave trades. A Smithsonian Museum Sharpens Focus on the History of Slavery 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Seychelles is an archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar with a population of just over 80,000. Costa Cruises liner towed to Indian Ocean island 2012-02-28T09:13:02Z After dining on crab cakes in the colonial Galle Fort Hotel, stop by the ramparts to watch kids dive Acapulco-style into the Indian Ocean. Next Stop: In Postwar Sri Lanka, Beaches, Temples and Military Checkpoints 2010-03-12T02:50:00Z The new special "The Next Mega Tsunami" ponders the possibility of a seismically spawned sea wave even more devastating than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. TV This Week, Dec. 21-27: 'Doctor Who: Last Christmas' and more 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z But the slow-motion beach scene isn’t the attraction at Weligama, an escapist paradise open to the Indian Ocean and an infinite distance from angst. In Sri Lanka, an Island of Detachment and Desire 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Pictures and Imax Entertainment, explains that the earliest lemurs probably originated in Africa but were washed out into the Indian Ocean on a hunk of vegetation that eventually deposited them at their current home. Spare Times for Children for April 11-17 2014-04-10T23:03:12Z The other night I watched “All Is Lost,” the 2013 film about an aging sailor whose solo voyage in the Indian Ocean goes horribly wrong. We are all d**k-measurers now: The Oscars and awards-season devalue and pervert art 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z When the Italian invasion of Greece ended that neutrality, he joined the war, serving on battleships in the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Pacific. Philip, in role with no job description, was queen’s bedrock 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The resulting tsunami devastated huge swaths of the Indian Ocean coastline and left an estimated quarter of a million people dead across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. Minds traumatised by disaster heal themselves without therapy 2013-05-11T23:05:05Z It was not immediately clear how far the rocket flew before reaching its target in the Indian Ocean. India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China 2012-04-19T09:16:00Z Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka An Indian Ocean hideaway to visit before development descends. The 46 Places to Go in 2013 2013-01-11T16:15:59Z When one thinks of the Maldives, a necklace of 26 tropical atolls in the Indian Ocean, one might envision $2,000 suites on stilts over turquoise waters and honeymooners dining barefoot on the beach. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor star in The Impossible, a film based on the true story of one family who were caught in the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami. Tsunami survivor's impossible tale 2012-12-21T03:08:42Z Robert Redford is lost in the Indian Ocean after his boat capsizes in “All Is Lost” and Mia Wasikowska treks across the Australian wilderness in “Tracks.” Bullock Calls ‘Gravity’ Her ‘Best Life Decision’ 2013-10-01T18:13:27Z It wasn’t that our next stop, the village of Passikudah, which sprawled along a parabola of Indian Ocean coastline, didn’t have its appeal. With civil war and a tsunami behind it, Sri Lanka’s east coast is opening up to tourism 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z “Because of the way the strong currents on the Indian Ocean flow, Kenya becomes the depository” for jettisoned flip-flops from other countries, said Scott. Diaspora: Kenyans are forging a culture of conservation Nine villas overlook the Indian Ocean at the new Zawadi Hotel on Zanzibar. From Botswana to Zambia, New Lodges, Resorts and Tours 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Fans fell for its majestic flying sequences, in particular the opening one, which shows Maverick in full heroic mode, swooping above the Indian Ocean. Tom Cruise Confirms ‘Top Gun’ Sequel 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z A rope is strung along the beach, between the palm-tree studded gardens and the blue, placid Indian Ocean. Movie Review: ‘Paradise: Love,’ First in a Trilogy Directed by Ulrich Seidl 2013-04-25T23:55:47Z Naomi Watts, who suffered what she said was the most physically demanding role of her career, playing a mother nearly swept away by the Indian Ocean tsunami in "The Impossible," did get a spot, though. The Carpetbagger: With Apologies to John Hawkes and Marion Cotillard 2013-01-10T16:56:03Z He cites studies about the language used in connection with such events such as the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and Katrina: “spawned,” “growing,” “swelled,” “monster from the deep,” “out of the blue.” Don’t Call It Katrina 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z He later serves in the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Pacific and is promoted several times. Events in the long life of Britain’s Prince Philip 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Investigators eventually determined that the flight, carrying 239 people, took an abrupt turn and ended in the southern Indian Ocean. Raw satellite data of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 finally revealed to the public 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z The Impossible, a 2012 blockbuster about the Indian Ocean tsunami, earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. Naomi Watts: ‘My soul was being destroyed’ 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z For centuries, that port on the Indian Ocean was a hub for immigrants, many from other parts of East Africa, the Middle East and India. A Kenyan Pursuit: Perfecting the Chicken Dish Kuku Paka 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z The museum tells stories from Hilo’s big tsunamis of 1946 and 1960, as well as documenting modern tsunamis from the Indian Ocean to Japan. Hilo’s Tsunami Museum tells tales of killer waves 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z “Our historical memory of epidemics is short, and that’s natural,” said Jessica Play, who oversees historical quarantine stations on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. How Plagues Shape the Landscape 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Naomi Watts is no shrinking violet onscreen, having proved her mettle against a raging gorilla in “King Kong,” a deadly videotape in “The Ring,” and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in “The Impossible.” Naomi Watts Finds Trouble, So You Don’t Have To 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z “A Hijacking”: A thriller about Somali pirates taking over a Danish cargo ship in the Indian Ocean. Films new for the Fourth of July and opening Friday 2013-07-03T23:24:20Z Chandor’s “All Is Lost,” starring Mr. Redford as a solo sailor fighting for survival in the Indian Ocean. ArtsBeat: At Telluride, Redford, the Coens and the Zapruder Film 2013-08-28T16:26:30Z “The Impossible” is the story of the unthinkable: a December 2004 earthquake under the Indian Ocean, whose subsequent tsunami waves killed hundreds of thousands of people in 11 countries. ‘The Impossible’ is moving, urgent but oddly unbalanced 2013-01-03T22:38:50Z There are only a handful of underwater restaurants around the world, mainly found in tropical waters like the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Going 'Under': Europe's first underwater restaurant opens in Norway 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued fresh tsunami warnings for the entire Indian Ocean after the aftershocks. Massive quake strikes off Indonesia 2012-04-11T12:13:00Z There was no jazz to complain about, only the lapping of the Indian Ocean and a warm sea breeze, eliminating the mosquito threat. Billy Connolly: 'I hate going on holiday' 2013-01-26T09:00:00Z “All Is Lost” was about a man alone on a boat in the middle of the Indian Ocean. 'A Most Violent Year,’ With Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Seabirds roam far and wide in the Indian Ocean -- so they need ocean-wide protection, new research shows. Roaming seabirds need ocean-wide protection 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The protests on the the Indian Ocean island intensified in recent weeks as the opposition, some churches and civil society pushed for a postponement. Madagascar’s president seeks reelection. Most challengers are boycotting and hope voters do, too 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The regional deluge was caused by the combined effect of two weather phenomenons, El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole, said Nazanine Moshiri, a climate analyst at the International Crisis Group. Worst floods in decades kill 29 in Somalia, hit towns across East Africa 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Comoros is in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and the island nation of Madagascar. Peace Corps agrees to pay $750,000 to family of dead volunteer 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z “Please rescue us,” a Filipino deckhand aboard a Chinese squid ship called the Han Rong 368 pleaded in a July 2020 video, recorded on his cellphone from the Indian Ocean, near Sri Lanka. They catch squid for the world's table. But deckhands on Chinese ships pay a deadly price 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z In the southern Indian Ocean, around the Crozet Islands, two orca populations have increasingly scavenged off longlines since fishing in the region expanded in the 1990s. Orcas Are Learning Terrifying New Behaviors 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The Southern Ocean saw the largest increase in heat storage over the past two decades, holding almost the same excess anthropogenic heat as the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean combined. Ocean warming is accelerating, and hotspots reveal which areas are absorbing the most heat 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole are climate patterns that impact ocean surface temperatures and cause above-average rainfall. Worst floods in decades kill 29 in Somalia, hit towns across East Africa 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Instead, it reverted to a longer route in which it first flew south over Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea before turning east over the Horn of Africa and heading into the Indian Ocean. Live: Live updates | Israeli ground forces attack Hamas targets in north as warplanes strike across Gaza 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The next year, a large outbreak hit Réunion Island, an overseas territory of France in the Indian Ocean that had never detected a case. A chikungunya vaccine is nearing approval. Who will get it? 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z It was the starting point for an ambitious railway project linking the Indian Ocean coast with the African interior, and the destination for thousands of white settlers who built coffee and tea plantations. King Charles III seeks to look ahead in a visit to Kenya. But he’ll have history to contend with 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Muizzu’s win extends the tug-of-war between China and India for influence over the Indian Ocean. Maldives incoming president says talks started with India on troop removal -Bloomberg News 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Ex-PM Liz Truss called for asylum seekers stranded on a tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean to be brought to the UK for their own safety. EX-PM Truss wanted stranded migrants brought to UK 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z But India, which wants a foothold in the strategically located islands to monitor a key part of the Indian Ocean, has also provided about $2bn in development assistance to the country. Mohamed Muizzu: The Maldives' new president wants India out 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Scientists have discovered the deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching, more than 90 metres below the surface of the Indian Ocean. Scientists discover deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z He now plans to row across the Indian Ocean between Australia and Africa with friends Billy Taylor and John Haskell. Dirty Vegan TV chef plans Indian Ocean rowing challenge 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z The Indian Ocean slave trade, though smaller than the Atlantic slave trade, was no less brutal, said Shanaaz Galant, who curated the slavery exhibit at the lodge, now a museum. Dutch Royals Confront Their Country’s Colonial Legacy in South Africa 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The redacted email was released to the BBC by the Supreme Court of British Indian Ocean Territory this week after being opposed by the government. EX-PM Truss wanted stranded migrants brought to UK 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z An early, violent storm in the Indian Ocean raged for more than a week, with hurricane force winds and 50-foot waves swamping the boat from two directions. She spent her childhood traveling the world on a family boat. It felt like prison 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Researchers from the University have been studying the Central Indian Ocean for well over a decade, with their work supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Bertarelli Foundation. Scientists discover deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Strong monsoon rains have been pounding the Indian Ocean nation for more than a week, flooding houses, fields and roads. Heavy rains and floods kill 6 people in Sri Lanka and force schools to close 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The Maldives is made up of 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, located by the main shipping route between the East and the West. Maldives president-elect says he’s committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The election was perceived a virtual referendum on which regional power — China or India — would have the biggest influence on the Indian Ocean archipelago state located strategically along a key East-West shipping route. Jailed Maldives’ ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The election was perceived a virtual referendum on which regional power - China or India - would have the biggest influence on the Indian Ocean archipelago state located strategically along a key East-West shipping route. Jailed Maldives’ ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z "India remains committed to strengthening the time-tested India-Maldives bilateral relationship and enhancing our overall cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region," Modi said on X. Maldives opposition candidate Muizzu wins presidential vote 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Maintaining its presence there has given Delhi the ability to monitor a key part of the Indian Ocean. Maldives election: Pro-China candidate Muizzu wins presidency 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z MALE, Maldives — Maldivians voted Saturday in a runoff presidential election that has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power - India or China - will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. Maldivians vote in a runoff presidential election that will decide whether India or China holds sway 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z The Maldives is made up of 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean located by the main shipping route between the East and the West. Maldivians vote in a runoff presidential election that will decide whether India or China holds sway 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z “India remains committed to strengthening the time-tested India-Maldives bilateral relationship and enhancing our overall co-operation in the Indian Ocean region,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Jailed Maldives’ ex-president transferred to house arrest after his party candidate wins presidency 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Maintaining its presence there gives Delhi the ability to monitor a key part of the Indian Ocean. Maldives: The presidential poll with India and China on the ballot 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Every year, Pakistan depends on monsoons from the Indian Ocean to bring rain for its crops, and to refill its lakes and reservoirs. Monsoon Rains Cause Deadly Flooding in Pakistan 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has resigned after he was officially confirmed as a candidate in the Indian Ocean Island nation's presidential elections scheduled for November 9, according to the country's constitutional court. Russia to return to grain deal once all Moscow's conditions met, Lavrov says 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has resigned after he was officially confirmed as a candidate in the Indian Ocean Island nation's presidential elections scheduled for November 9, according to the country's constitutional court. Russia stages overnight drone attack on Ukrainian capital 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has resigned after he was officially confirmed as a candidate in the Indian Ocean Island nation's presidential elections scheduled for November 9, according to the country's constitutional court. Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap under Qatar-mediated deal 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has resigned after he was officially confirmed as a candidate in the Indian Ocean Island nation's presidential elections scheduled for November 9, according to the country's constitutional court. Malaysia youth party leaves ruling coalition over corruption concerns 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has resigned after he was officially confirmed as a candidate in the Indian Ocean Island nation's presidential elections scheduled for November 9, according to the country's constitutional court. Factbox: Iranian-American prisoners involved in swap, fund release 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z The election on Saturday has shaped up as a virtual referendum over which regional power — India or China — will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago state. Maldives presidential runoff is set for Sept. 30 with opposition in surprise lead but short of mark 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Both India and China vie for influence in the tiny archipelago state made up with some 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, located by the main shipping route between East and the West. Maldivians vote for president in a virtual geopolitical race between India and China 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z “And there’s not nearly enough attention on the Indian Ocean region. And that’s where India sees its primary security concerns rising now.” Biden, Modi look to continue tightening US-India relations amid shared concerns about China 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Madagascar is hoping for its third peaceful election since the upheaval of 2009, when Rajoelina ousted President Marc Ravalomanana in a coup, prompting an exodus of foreign investors from the Indian Ocean island. Madagascar President Rajoelina to seek re-election in November 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Last week a woman and her three children were reportedly found dead in their tiny shack close to the Indian Ocean in the Eastern Cape. Andrew Harding: A fond farewell to an uneasy South Africa 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Both India and China are vying for influence in the small state made up of some 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean. Maldives presidential runoff is set for Sept. 30 with opposition in surprise lead but short of mark 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z A stampede of sports fans trying to enter Madagascar's national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games has killed 12 and injured around 80, the prime minister said on Friday. Rome moves to clear rats out of Colosseum area 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z A stampede of sports fans trying to enter Madagascar's national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games has killed 12 and injured around 80, the prime minister said on Friday. Exiled Russian journalist describes 'poisoning' ordeal on German train 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z The Indian Ocean Island Games is a multi-sports event featuring nations from the region. A crush at the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games in Madagascar kills at least 12 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Looking for evidence of this phenomenon in nature, the team observed the reef growth in the Indian Ocean’s Chagos archipelago. Like hard-working farmers, corals cultivate and eat their resident algae 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The research, which blends the zoology and shell geochemistry with ocean drift modeling and geospatial statistics, still has a way to go before scientists can mark an “X” on a map of the Indian Ocean. Barnacles could help solve the mystery of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Close to strategic shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean, Maldives is a focal point of competition between India and China for influence in the region. Maldives Supreme Court bars jailed ex-President Yameen from race 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z The line, which has been out of use for roughly 40 years, is part of the East Africa rail network that stretches from Kenya's Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa. Uganda to reopen century-old rail link after China fails to fund new line 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The report said Hambantota is China’s largest port investment and is strategically located in the Indian Ocean. Cyber, nuclear strikes target U.S. infrastructure 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z This means that it is not — as some people had speculated online — a piece of a Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared over the Indian Ocean in 2014, or a U.F.O. Object Found on Australian Beach Is a Mystery No More 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka, which lies along key shipping routes in the Indian Ocean, has become a hot spot for influence between India and Japan on the one side and China on the other. Crisis-hit Sri Lanka invites Japan to resume investment 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean has long attracted attention from regional rivals India and China. Sri Lankan president’s visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z European Space Agency engineer Andrea Boyd said her colleagues believed the item that washed up from the Indian Ocean fell from an Indian rocket while launching a satellite. Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas said the item was possibly a fuel tank from a rocket that had fallen into the Indian Ocean at some stage in the past twelve months. Australia baffled as unidentified mystery object washes up on beach 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z And India wants to develop and has developed into sort of an Indian Ocean naval power, which is also a region that China wants to develop.” Yellen is visiting India yet again to promote closer ties and tackle global economic problems 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z China is also building roads, bridges, power plants, and railways to link its far west with the Chinese-built port of Gwadar on the Indian Ocean. Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif launches $3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Both India and France through its island territories have deep interests in the Indian Ocean and are concerned about China's growing assertiveness in the region. France to fete India's Modi at Bastille Day celebration 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry welcomed the decision and said the Indian Ocean nation will work to preserve the items, including a richly decorated ceremonial cannon. Indonesia welcomes return of jewels, temple carvings as important step in global restitution effort 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a security grouping founded by Russia and China to counter Western alliances from East Asia to the Indian Ocean. Modi uses speech to Russia-China-led group to swipe at Pakistan, avoids mentioning Ukraine 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z He told The Washington Times that China views Myanmar “as a strategic hot spot at the intersection of its borders, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean.” China views Myanmar as hot spot in Cold War with Washington 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a security grouping founded by Russia and China to counter Western alliances from East Asia to the Indian Ocean is an apparent indication Putin still enjoys some support. China’s defense minister and Russia’s navy chief meet for 1st military talks since Wagner revolt 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Leaders will convene virtually on Tuesday for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a security grouping founded by Russia and China to counter Western alliances from East Asia to the Indian Ocean. Putin will speak with leaders of China and India in his first summit since the Wagner insurrection 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The BBC was also told of losses off the Indian Ocean coast of Somalia. Mystery sea urchin deaths threaten Red Sea coral reefs 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z There’s a massive “hole” in the Indian Ocean, researchers say—but it’s not the kind that could drain away all that water. Giant ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Ocean May Be the Ghost of an Ancient Sea 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z I hadn’t added tsunamis to the stuff of my nightmares until the deadly Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 that took out houses, trains, people, whole towns in 14 countries around the Indian Ocean. Opinion: Here's one more thing to worry about in California — tsunamis 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z “So now,” he added, “we have India, Australia, Japan and the United States working hand in glove in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.” Biden Says Xi Was Not Informed About Spy Balloon 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z He also has his own worries about Chinese military activities, along the Himalayan border and in the Indian Ocean. Biden is ready to fete India’s leader, looking past Modi’s human rights record and ties to Russia 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z A cyclonic storm, the Indian Ocean equivalent of a hurricane, pushed through India’s western coast late last week, and its rains are expected to arrive in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar within the next two days. Northern India Endures a Heat Wave, and a Wave of Deaths 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Both Africa and India were part of Gondwana, but what is now India moved north into the Tethys Ocean—creating the Indian Ocean behind it—about 120 million years ago. Giant ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Ocean May Be the Ghost of an Ancient Sea 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The drones will predominantly be used by the navy in the Indian Ocean Region. India approves procurement of U.S. MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones - sources 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Cyclones, also known as hurricanes in the North Atlantic and typhoons in the Northwest Pacific, are a regular and deadly phenomenon in the Indian Ocean. Cyclone Biparjoy: More than 150,000 evacuated as India, Pakistan braces for storm 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z They all raced inland and uphill, their ancestral knowledge saving them from the devastating tsunami that slammed onto coastlines across the Indian Ocean minutes later and swept away some 225,000 people. This Ancient Language Has the Only Grammar Based Entirely on the Human Body 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z A four-year search over the Indian Ocean yielded some debris, but not the main fuselage. Jocelyn Chia: US comedian calls Malaysia's reaction to MH370 joke 'ridiculous' 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z “But the geoid low in the Indian Ocean is one of the most profound gravitational anomalies on our planet.” Giant ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Ocean May Be the Ghost of an Ancient Sea 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Despite a four-year search in the Indian Ocean, the main body of the plane was never found. MH370 joke: Malaysia asks Interpol to track down comedian 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z A report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2019 found that since the 1950s, the fastest sea surface warming has occurred in the Indian Ocean. India, Pakistan brace for severe cyclone, deploy rescuers to coastal regions 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Dozens of migrants have been stranded for months on a tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean after being rescued from their struggling fishing boat. Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of stranded migrants 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Scattered pieces of debris that washed ashore on African beaches and Indian Ocean islands indicated that MH370 likely crashed in a distant remote stretch of the ocean. Malaysia, Singapore slam comedian for ‘offensive’ joke over MH370 plane disappearance 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The UAVs would likely be deployed along its restive borders with China and Pakistan and in the strategic Indian Ocean region, Bedi said. Pentagon chief Austin discusses upgrading ties with India to counter China 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z “Our joint pursuit of peace, democracy, and prosperity will be a beacon across Africa and the Indian Ocean region,” Blinken said. US reopens embassy in Seychelles after 27-year absence 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z They described a beautiful city, situated on Africa's longest coastline, known to many as "the pearl of the Indian Ocean". Navigating the two sides of Somalia's capital Mogadishu 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Others set sail for the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, a French territory, hoping to claim asylum there, the lawyers say. Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of stranded migrants 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Beijing became the country's largest bilateral creditor and gained a firm foothold in the most important East African consumer market and a vital logistical hub on Africa's Indian Ocean coast. Exclusive: Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grew 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The word sometimes is used in the United States to mean tornado and in the Indian Ocean area to mean hurricane. What makes a storm a typhoon? What’s a super typhoon? 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Seven bodies were retrieved from the fishing vessel, the "Lupeng Yuanyu 028", after it capsized last week in a central area of the Indian Ocean with a crew of 39 aboard, state media have said. China scales down rescue effort for missing crew of capsized vessel 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z In addition, a major navigational breakthrough occurred during the time of Augustus, when the Romans learned to navigate the Indian Ocean using the Monsoon winds to reach western India. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Under him, the Mughal Empire grew to encompass most of northern and much of central India, including the Sultanate of Gujarat, the heart of a rich Indian Ocean trade. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In the eighth century, Muslim traders from Arabia and Egypt began to settle in towns and trading centers along the Swahili coast, the part of eastern Africa that stretches along the Indian Ocean. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The search coordinator, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, said three aircraft and seven ships including three Chinese navy ships were involved in the search in the center of the Indian Ocean on Thursday. China asks Australia to increase search for 39 aboard capsized boat as 2 bodies reportedly found 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said the Australian authority had already sent four airplanes and three ships to the search area, which is in the center of the Indian Ocean. Chinese envoy asks Australia to increase search for 39 aboard capsized fishing boat in Indian Ocean 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The Ottomans were never able to make headway against European powers in the Indian Ocean, and as European states build their global trade empires the Ottoman economy remained largely landlocked. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z What cultures interacted in the Malaccan Sultanate and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean? World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z However, there was also a demand for goods from the Indian Ocean, Arabia, and Africa. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The study examined sites around the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, focusing on a small fish known as the jewel damselfish. Rats Are Finally Gone from This Vulnerable Island 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z “So now we can see that the littoral countries of the Indian Ocean are facing a new context, particularly when we see Ukraine.” Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discuss security, economic growth and cooperation 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z To cite one example, the Indian Ocean had served as an oceanic crossroads of trade between Africa and Asia for thousands of years. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after Britain abolished the slave trade in 1807 and sent its ships to patrol the Indian Ocean to halt other countries’ participation in the trade, the sale of enslaved people continued. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Following the decline of the Kingdom of Aksum, the Indian Ocean trade shifted in part to the East African states. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Bay of Bengal, in the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, has had a long history of major storms. Cyclone Mocha Moves Toward Myanmar and Bangladesh, Bringing Flood Threats 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The Indian Ocean Conference started in 2016, and in the past six years it has emerged as the flagship consultative forum for countries in the region on regional affairs. Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discuss security, economic growth and cooperation 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, Alexander made a major tactical error when he reached the Indian Ocean, splitting his forces into a fleet and a land force that would travel west separately. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He planned, however, to discover a westward route by sailing west from Portugal, instead of taking the long route eastward around the tip of Africa and through the Indian Ocean. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The development of the Swahili city-states also had the effect of connecting the interior of central southern Africa with the wider trade of the Indian Ocean basin. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But Chinese interest in the region has stirred concern, especially in neighbouring India after China opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti on the northwestern fringe of the Indian Ocean in 2017. China seeks 'new fields' of cooperation with Pakistan military 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The vast Indian Ocean is vital for global trade and energy resources, but also faces challenges such as piracy, terrorism and geopolitical tensions, organizers say. Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discuss security, economic growth and cooperation 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Persia in particular invested heavily in employing Arab soldiers and in cultivating the maritime trade route across the Indian Ocean and along the south and west coasts of Arabia. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z How did the Swahili coast city-states take advantage of wind patterns in the Indian Ocean? World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Maritime networks centered on the Indian Ocean also played a large role in this expansion. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In the medium term, China is likely to start sending battlegroups into the Indian Ocean, where China's presence is minimal beyond routine submarine operations, the attaches and defence analysts said. China's aircraft carriers play 'theatrical' role but pose little threat yet 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z “Now, this time, the focus of this Indian Ocean conference is on the Indo-Pacific because that is the trend of the future,” she said. Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discuss security, economic growth and cooperation 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Muslim traders regularly sailed all across the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, and eventually as far as China and the Philippines. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z What African commodities entered the Indian Ocean trade through the Swahili city-states? World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z This new capital was situated along the Tigris River, a vital trade conduit to the Persian Gulf and to the Indian Ocean beyond. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The U.S. and other countries were able to make up for some of the shortfall by increasingly sourcing monkeys from Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, but other challenges awaited. Supply of monkeys for research is at a crisis point, U.S. government report concludes 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Russia and China founded the SCO in 2001 as a counterweight to U.S. alliances across East Asia to the Indian Ocean. India to talk with China, Russia before Central Asia meeting 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Indian, African, and Middle Eastern merchants continued to exchange goods and wealth whose value greatly exceeded that of the trade between Europe and the Indian Ocean region. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Ottoman control, the Egyptian Red Sea fleet battled the Portuguese for dominance in the Indian Ocean, sending troops and armaments to aid allied rulers in India and ships to the straits of Malacca. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Thus, much of the Indian Ocean trade in northwest India fell into the hands of this Islamic state. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He faced many other challenges on his journey from the Indian Ocean across Mozambique, into Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands region, across Botswana and into Namibia. Cardiff cyclist completes ride across Africa in 28 days 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The risk of a regional spillover is high given Sudan’s geostrategic importance at the intersection of the Indian Ocean, Horn of Africa and Arab world. Why the fighting in Sudan spells trouble for its neighbors 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z But the area in the Indian Ocean is different and could be a coincidental independent increase or somehow connected to what may be a big El Nino, he said. Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The battle effectively ended Ottoman naval supremacy in the eastern Mediterranean, as well as Ottoman enthusiasm for continuing its naval rivalry with Portugal, the Netherlands, and France in the Indian Ocean. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z With its vassal states including parts of the modern-day Maldives and Sri Lanka in the south, Chola dominated trade in the nearby portion of the Indian Ocean from about 970 to 1300. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z This eclipse begins in the Indian Ocean at sunrise and ends at sunset in the Pacific, with observers at different points in the path of the eclipse able to see its different - or hybrid - phases. Solar eclipse: Thousands flock to remote Australian town for rare celestial event 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The eclipse path will swoop from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, mostly over water. Rare solar eclipse to cross remote Australia, Indonesia 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Some of his colleagues, he says, once traveled to the Indian Ocean to study a seamount that turned out to be a phantom created by an error in presonar depth records. “It's just mind boggling.” More than 19,000 undersea volcanoes discovered 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Through these harbors came the wealth and the people of the Indian Ocean world, creating a society notable for its prosperity and diversity. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Enslaved people also became a key trade item in the Indian Ocean trade route and remained long after the arrival of Portuguese sailors and other Europeans in the sixteenth century. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Then, Cyclone Freddy made landfall on the Indian Ocean island in February of this year. Madagascar faces ‘catastrophic’ hunger after 3 cyclones 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Ilsa reached the highest Category 5 intensity Thursday over the Indian Ocean and is expected to maintain that destructive level as it crosses the Pilbara coast by early Friday, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said. Australia’s most powerful cyclone in 12 years to cross coast 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The survey also spotted seamounts near a ridge in the Indian Ocean where fresh crust is made as tectonic plates spread apart. “It's just mind boggling.” More than 19,000 undersea volcanoes discovered 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z They were larger and sturdier than most craft that sailed in the Indian Ocean, and they were heavily armed, as well as relatively fast and stable in heavy seas. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The trade in enslaved people continued throughout the Indian Ocean networks, but this form of slavery never again took hold in the Persian Gulf. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In and around Mananjary, which took the brunt of the cyclones roaring in from the Indian Ocean and where Freddy made landfall, few trees stand upright. Madagascar faces ‘catastrophic’ hunger after 3 cyclones 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z President Biden’s White House has defined the Indo-Pacific as the region from America’s Pacific coast to the Indian Ocean, which is home to seven of the world’s largest militaries. U.S. aiming to stop cyberwar with China, reaching out to foreign digital defenders 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z By Wednesday the United Kingdom Marine Trade Operation, which monitors maritime security, had issued an “increased threat” warning to all vessels transiting the northern Indian Ocean because it had detected unusual activity. U.S. Sends Attack Submarine to Middle East as Tensions Rise Between Iran and Israel 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Goa became the base of the Portuguese State of India, the name Portugal gave to its holdings in the Indian Ocean. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z By the twelfth century, East Africa had become a key center of Indian Ocean trade. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The April 20 eclipse is mostly over the Indian Ocean, and only crosses over a few slivers of Australia and Southeast Asia. Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps US 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z But its path starts in the Indian Ocean, crossing over remote parts of Australia and Indonesia before ending elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific, so it won’t be visible in the Western Hemisphere. April Space Events: Artemis Astronauts, a Journey to Jupiter and More 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z Many towns grew immensely wealthy thanks to a vibrant trading network with merchants who sailed across the Indian Ocean on the monsoon winds. DNA Confirms Oral History of Swahili People 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Reports of the marvelous wealth of India and the riches amassed by Portuguese merchants encouraged the Europeans of other nations to seek their fortunes in the Indian Ocean. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Trade-based societies developed along the great arc of land that encircled the Indian Ocean basin. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z King penguins hail from the South Atlantic and the South Indian Ocean and are the second-largest of their kind in the world, while Humboldt penguins come from South America. Singapore: The penguins given world-first cataract surgery 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Southern Africa is often battered by cyclones and tropical storms coming in from the Indian Ocean but Freddy was different for several reasons. Freddy: The cyclone that lasted more than a month 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Freddy first developed near Australia in early February and traveled across the entire southern Indian Ocean before it bounced around the Mozambique Channel. After Cyclone Freddy, flood risk lingers for southern Africa 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The Spice Islands referred to here are in the Indian Ocean. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z However, both Hinduism and Islam grew in Southeast Asia during the later Middle Ages, playing a large role in the Indian Ocean trade. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A similar coordinated EU naval presence in the northwestern Indian Ocean has been organized to promote freedom of navigation and repel pirate attacks on commercial shipping. EU eyes more naval visits in disputed South China Sea 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z It began its journey off the coast of north-west Australia, crossing the Southern Indian Ocean from east to west, one of only four storms in history to do so. Freddy: The cyclone that lasted more than a month 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Freddy is one of only four storms in history to traverse the entire Indian Ocean from north-western Australia to mainland Africa. Tropical Storm Freddy: Malawi rescue troops spend night on tree-top 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The city’s location on both sides of the Malaccan Straits destined it for success, because the straits were the route taken by trading ships between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Precipitation in the Kalahari depends largely on weather patterns influenced by the Indian Ocean and is highly variable. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The cyclone swirled in the Indian Ocean, making landfall twice in both Mozambique and Madagascar, where it killed nearly 50 people. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z In the Atlantic and East Pacific they become hurricanes, in the West Pacific they're typhoons and in the Indian Ocean and near Australia they're called cyclones. Freddy: The cyclone that lasted more than a month 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z On Sunday the storm struck Mozambique as a cyclone - for the second time in a less than a month - after battering the island nation of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, causing severe destruction. Tropical Storm Freddy: Malawi rescue troops spend night on tree-top 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z In the sixteenth century, one such area, the Sultanate of Gujarat on the northwestern coast of India, was an important center of Indian Ocean trade. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The monsoon-driven Indian Ocean network linked Asia and the Mediterranean and provided the Romans with silk from China and India and furs from the Baltic region. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The storm formed in February off the northern coast of Australia and cut an unusual path by traveling 4,000 miles across the southern Indian Ocean before it hit southeastern Africa. Cyclone Freddy Brings Mudslides and Floods, Leaving 200 Dead in Malawi 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z We've seen this type of storm previously when we have seen a strong or persistent La Nina weather pattern in the Indian Ocean. Freddy: The cyclone that lasted more than a month 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z "No other tropical cyclones observed in this part of the world have taken such a path across the Indian Ocean in the past two decades," said the U.S. Factbox: Why is Cyclone Freddy a record-breaking storm? 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Beginning in 1502, the Portuguese also attempted to increase their revenues by demanding that ships trading in the Indian Ocean carry a cartaz, a document bearing the Christian cross. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Proclaiming themselves “Lord of the Mountains,” Srivijaya’s rulers patronized Buddhism to foster trade relations across the Malaccan Straits and Indian Ocean. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The cyclone swirled in the Indian Ocean, ricocheting between the island nation of Madagascar and the southeastern coast, where it hit Mozambique. Cyclone Freddy Brings Mudslides and Floods, Leaving 200 Dead in Malawi 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z On Sunday the storm struck Mozambique as a cyclone - for the second time in a less than a month after battering the island nation of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, causing severe destruction. Storm Freddy: Malawi recovers more than 60 bodies 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Only four storms have crossed the southern Indian Ocean from east to west, with the last one in 2000, it said. Factbox: Why is Cyclone Freddy a record-breaking storm? 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Muslim, Jewish, and Hindu captains objected to having to bear a document with the Christian cross, and all non-Portuguese resented Portugal’s attempts to dominate Indian Ocean trade. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia refer to the Indus valley as Meluhha and document that precious stones such as lapis lazuli and carnelian, as well as marine shells from the Indian Ocean, were imported from there. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Freddy first developed near Australia in early February and traveled across the entire southern Indian Ocean. Death toll climbs as Cyclone Freddy slams Malawi, Mozambique 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z El Nino favors tropical cyclones forming over the central basin of the Indian Ocean that then move toward the south pole, Fontaine said. East coast African states ail from too much, too little rain 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The Indian Ocean is central to both countries’ security and prosperity, Albanese said in a tweet on Thursday, adding that “we are working together to ensure the Indo-Pacific is open, inclusive, and prosperous.” Australia aims to bolster security, economic ties with India 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z At the same time, spurred by a desire to combat the Muslims of the Indian Ocean, the king of Portugal sent a fleet to India. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The ancient city at the site of Lothal near the Indian Ocean included a dockyard and a warehouse for incoming trade goods. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Then it began a journey of more than 4,000 miles across the Indian Ocean. Freddy Could Become Longest-Lasting Tropical Cyclone 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z U.S. officials say China also intends to project military power with a robust naval fleet in the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf and beyond. Australia to Buy U.S. Nuclear-Powered Submarines in Deal to Counter China 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z For instance, a female Indian Ocean humpback dolphin was observed, on two separate occasions, taking care of a newborn Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin and a newborn short-beaked common dolphin. For the first time, an orca was seen raising another whale species' young 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z By the early 1600s, Islam had become the dominant religion in the Indian Ocean, and only on the island of Bali was Hindu influence still substantial. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z They built their state on agricultural produce, on luxury goods such as frankincense and myrrh, and on their role as intermediaries in both East African and Indian Ocean trade. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The indirect impact of Freddy has been felt across southern Africa, where summer rains have dried up as the cyclone sucks moisture from the Indian Ocean, Mr. Venter, the forecaster, said. Freddy Could Become Longest-Lasting Tropical Cyclone 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Unidentified warships recently disrupted communications for both civilian and military flights over the South Pacific and near the Indian Ocean, and China’s navy is suspected of being behind the activity, Inside the Ring has learned. China’s navy suspected in electronic interference of civilian, military aircraft flights 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z In 2018, Ocean Infinity conducted an unsuccessful second search for the aircraft in the Indian Ocean. Claims of new evidence about missing Malaysia Airlines flight prompt calls to renew search 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z It was the logical end point of a route that had taken them around the coast of Africa, eastward through the Indian Ocean, and into the Pacific. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Its size allowed it to control much of the Indian Ocean trade on the western side of the subcontinent. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The storm was born in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 6 and has been on a long, winding journey since, walloping both Madagascar and Mozambique and causing at least 21 deaths. Deadly cyclone Freddy has become Earth’s longest-lived tropical storm 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The U.N. weather agency said Freddy is on course to become the longest-lived tropical cyclone in history after traversing the entire Indian Ocean for a month. Cyclone Freddy to slam Mozambique Friday in rare second hit 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z In 2018, Malaysia engaged Ocean Infinity to search for the aircraft in the southern Indian Ocean, offering to pay up to $70 million if it found the plane. Nine years on, families urge new search for missing Malaysia plane MH370 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Cowrie shells were imported from the Indian Ocean. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z By the tenth century, Srivijaya controlled all trade between the Indian Ocean and China. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Over 90% of tuna sold in the EU comes from the Indian Ocean and is caught through controversial fisheries aggregating devices, according to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission. Environmentalists pile on pressure in Indian Ocean tuna row 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z November to April is classified as the cyclone season in the southwest Indian Ocean and climate scientists say that climate change is intensifying cyclones, making them longer, wetter and more frequent. Cyclone Freddy to slam Mozambique Friday in rare second hit 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Debris confirmed or believed to be from the MH370 aircraft has washed up along the African coast and on islands in the Indian Ocean. Nine years on, families urge new search for missing Malaysia plane MH370 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Just as the cities of Songhai linked sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa and the Mediterranean by means of trade, the African ports on the Indian Ocean connected Africa to South and East Asia. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z India is desperate to replace its ageing submarine fleet, with 11 of its 16 conventional submarines more than two decades old, and as it seeks to counter China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean. Germany to pursue $5.2 bln submarine deal with India during Scholz trip - sources 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z China has expressed support for Sri Lanka but has not said if it will help reduce a multibillion-dollar debt that has left the Indian Ocean nation in financial and political turmoil. Yellen, in India for G20, urges faster fixes for debt crises 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The exercises are to be held around the Indian Ocean port cities of Durban and Richards Bay. Russia denies plan to test new missile off South Africa 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z China, Russia and South Africa are holding naval drills in the Indian Ocean this week. Russia, China show off ties amid maneuvering over Ukraine 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The Dutch East India Company purchased approximately half a million enslaved people in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to work in Dutch colonies in the Indian Ocean. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Indian Ocean island nation is particularly vulnerable to cyclones. Winds lash Madagascar's coast as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Deploying U.S. nuclear submarines in Australia — even on a rotational basis — would be significant, experts say, as a base in the Indian Ocean would be outside the range of most Chinese missiles. Rattled by China, U.S. and allies are beefing up defenses in the Pacific 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z First spotted and named by a monitoring center in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 6, Cyclone Freddy has since crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean. Madagascar, Mozambique set for “dangerous” Cyclone Freddy 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Chinese, Russian and South African warships kicked off a 10-day joint exercise in the Indian Ocean Friday. South Africa hosts controversial joint naval drills with China, Russia 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The French enslaved more than one hundred thousand people in their Indian Ocean colonies of Réunion, Mauritius, and the Mascarene Islands, of which they took control in the eighteenth century. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z MOMBASA, Kenya — Two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Cheneso devastated Madagascar, killing 30 people, the Indian Ocean island nation and its neighbors are bracing for a more powerful Cyclone Freddy. Battered by Cheneso, Madagascar braces for Cyclone Freddy 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The 10-day naval exercise will take place from 17 February in the Indian Ocean, off the South African coast. Why is South Africa's navy joining exercises with Russia and China? 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z At the time of the forced exodus, the Chagos Archipelago — a collection of islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean — were considered a British colony. Human Rights Watch demands reparations from Britain, U.S. for exiling Chagos islanders 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Chinese naval incursions into the Indian Ocean have been of deep concern to India. South Africa hosts controversial joint naval drills with China, Russia 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Britain should pay reparations to people removed from the Chagos Islands, a British territory in the Indian Ocean, a human rights group has said. Chagos Islands: UK should pay reparations, says Human Rights Watch 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Days after this week’s address, Russian and Chinese warships are due to arrive at the Indian Ocean port of Durban for joint maneuvers with the South African navy. Troubled state of the nation a headache for Ramaphosa, ANC 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The navy's priorities are to protect fisheries in its home waters and combat piracy in the Indian Ocean. Why is South Africa's navy joining exercises with Russia and China? 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The British government then divided the Chagos Archipelago, splitting it off from the island of Mauritius to form a new British colony, which would be called the British Indian Ocean Territory. Human Rights Watch demands reparations from Britain, U.S. for exiling Chagos islanders 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z “This really gives India an option to display its ability to counter China within the Indian Ocean, which is the Indian navy’s priority.” India’s aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategy 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z He said the Department of Fisheries had advised him it was unusual for a shark to be so far down the river, which flows through Perth into the Indian Ocean. Teenage girl killed by shark while jet skiing in Australia 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z They agreed to explore the possibility of working with the Indian Ocean Rim Association to pursue projects on clean energy, the environment and biodiversity. India, France, UAE to work on climate change, biodiversity 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z It also wants to establish its naval power in the Indian Ocean, off the African coast. Why is South Africa's navy joining exercises with Russia and China? 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Officials are gathering in Mombasa, Kenya on Friday for a meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission — a group of 30 countries who regulate and manage the ocean’s tuna. Indian Ocean species caught between local, EU interests 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z China has not yet sailed an aircraft carrier into the Indian Ocean but is expected to do so within the next few years. India’s aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategy 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The Indian Ocean nation defaulted on its sovereign debt in May 2022, plunging the country into economic and political chaos. Can Sri Lanka trade its way back to prosperity? 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The dodo was a flightless bird native to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, off the coast of Madagascar. Dallas ‘de-extinction’ firm announces plans to bring back the dodo bird 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Native to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, it went extinct in the mid- to late 17th century, after humans arrived on the island. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna is currently listed as “overfished,” according to the Global Tuna Alliance. Indian Ocean species caught between local, EU interests 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z It already has other vessels operating regularly in the region and has established its first overseas base in the Horn of Africa country of Djibouti, which gives it easy access to the Indian Ocean. India’s aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategy 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The governor of the county's central bank, Nandalal Weerasinghe, says Sri Lanka's geographical location, in the centre of Indian Ocean shipping lanes, offers an opportunity to be a major "trans-shipment" hub. Can Sri Lanka trade its way back to prosperity? 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The last dodo, a flightless bird about the size of a turkey, was killed in 1681 on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z France, with overseas territories in the Pacific and Indian Ocean and 7,000 troops stationed there, considers itself an Indo-Pacific power and has struck arms and security deals with several powers, including India. France and Australia to jointly build shells for Ukraine 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The bloc said the failure to reach consensus was “a missed opportunity for the sustainable management of the Indian Ocean fisheries.” Indian Ocean species caught between local, EU interests 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z “The vessels themselves may be operational but the Indian navy is still several years away from being able to project its forces credibly into the Indian Ocean region,” he said. India’s aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategy 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z It is estimated that a third of the world's bulk cargo, and two-thirds of its oil, is transported across the Indian Ocean. Can Sri Lanka trade its way back to prosperity? 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z It starts as a massive expanse of extra large precipitation, often in the form of tropical thunderstorms, that tend to move from the Indian Ocean eastward into the Pacific Ocean, Ralph said. 'Dry' California got big rains. Was it really an epic weather forecasting fail? 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z France, which maintains territories in the South Pacific, has previously sent its Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group on regional tours and it is currently drilling in the Indian Ocean. China threat sparks a web of new relationships for U.S. military in region 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Russia may be an international pariah state over its invasion of Ukraine, but that hasn’t stopped South Africa from agreeing to hold joint naval exercises with Moscow next month in the Indian Ocean. South Africa will hold naval drills next month with Russia, China 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z On Monday, the government announced it had captured Harardhere, an al Shabaab stronghold on the Indian Ocean coast that it had held for a decade. Al Shabaab kills seven soldiers in attack on military base 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Seychelles, an Indian Ocean island nation under threat from rising sea levels, is sponsoring oil exploration that could be used as leverage when asking wealthy countries to help fund renewable energy projects. Ecuador Tried to Curb Drilling and Protect the Amazon. The Opposite Happened. 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Their boat's engine had suffered a snag and the fishermen ended up marooned on a remote island in British Indian Ocean territory for days, until they were finally rescued by a passing British vessel. Tamil Nadu: The miraculous return of Indian fishermen lost at sea 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z With academic and commercial partners in Indonesia, they hope to have a demonstration system in the Indian Ocean in 12 months time. Could floating solar farms survive out at sea? 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Researchers have identified a new type of ecosystem, which they have named the “trapping zone,” in the Indian Ocean. Science News Briefs from around the World: January 2023 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z I do research on Argentinian hailstorms and Indian Ocean tropical cyclones, and both of those warm-weather storm seasons are well into their peaks right now. How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Around 200 had been on board, fleeing poverty and persecution, when it set off across the Indian Ocean from Bangladesh on Nov. 21. Risking death at sea, Rohingya Muslims seek safety in Indonesia 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Situated close to strategic shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean, Maldives is a focal point for competition between India and China over influence in the region. Maldives court finds former President Yameen guilty of corruption 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z And for more than 2½ weeks, all three of them, along with more than 150 other Rohingya Muslim refugees, have found themselves adrift in the Andaman Sea in the northeast Indian Ocean. Dozens of refugees have been stranded at sea for weeks. No help has come. 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z To re-create the swirling winds of the Blue Marble—including a cyclone over the Indian Ocean—the researchers fed weather records from 1972 into the supercomputer-powered software. Supercomputer re-creates one of the most famous pictures of Earth 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Navy in 1975, and my ship was doing a cruise in the Indian Ocean early that year. Readers Respond to the August 2022 Issue 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z But as Kevin Bender, who runs these programs in African and Indian Ocean nations notes, it has been hard to get investors on board. Developing countries need trillions for climate action. Where will it come from? 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z The Andaman Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, offer wild, pristine nature. Your Wednesday Briefing: Indonesia’s Death Toll Climbs 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The Indian Ocean seaport of more than 3 million then showcased a beachfront of glamorous hotels and restaurants, exclusively for white people. Small victories: South Africa is struggling to improve kids’ health decades after apartheid’s demise 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z A powerful Indian Ocean earthquake off Sumatra, an island in northern Indonesia, in December 2004 caused a tsunami that killed nearly 230,000 people, more than half of them in Indonesia. Powerful Earthquake Kills Dozens in Indonesia 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Debris from the second flight landed harmlessly in the Indian Ocean, while remnants from the third fell into the Sulu Sea in the Philippines. Spain briefly closes part of airspace as Chinese rocket debris flies over 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The previous crash landings saw metallic objects rain down upon villages in the Ivory Coast, debris land in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives, and rocket chunks crash dangerously close to villages in Borneo. Chinese Rocket Will Crash to Earth on November 5: Here’s What We Know 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The UK has agreed to open negotiations with Mauritius over the future of the Chagos Islands, a British territory in the Indian Ocean since 1814. UK to open negotiations over future of Chagos Islands 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z In the Indian Ocean, for example, three separate grading systems classify tropical storms and depressions using adjectives that change depending on a system’s location. Hurricane or Typhoon? How Tropical Cyclones Get Their Names. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z When another Long March 5B was used last year to launch the space station’s Tianhe core, the booster fell into the Indian Ocean near the Maldives. China Launches Its Space Station’s Third and Final Module 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z An OMP spokesperson said the fuel shortages crippling the Indian Ocean island during its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades make it impossible to meet a target of 5,000 interviews by year-end. Sri Lankans yearn for answers on relatives who disappeared in civil war 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Outside, a golden sunset bathed the asphalt that begins near Laverton and goes west all the way to Perth and the Indian Ocean. Feral camels, deadly crashes: Can Australia tame its remote Outback Way? The Indian Ocean nation has been facing severe shortages of essential imports such as fuel and medicine. Sri Lankan lawmakers vote to trim presidential powers 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z If the equivalent of a midrange Category 3 hurricane formed in the western Indian Ocean, off the east coast of Africa, it would be a “very intense tropical cyclone.” Hurricane or Typhoon? How Tropical Cyclones Get Their Names. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Camp Smith is home to the headquarters for one of the military’s largest combatant commands, integrating Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps forces throughout the Pacific and Indian Ocean. U.S. military bases in Hawaii without water after water main break 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The commander leads the world’s largest fleet command, covering 100 million square miles of territory of the Earth’s surface from the West Coast of the United States to the Indian Ocean. Pacific Fleet admiral: No ambiguity in U.S, allies’ ability to defend Taiwan 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z A periodic cooling of the western Indian Ocean, connected to La Niña, is also contributing to the higher rainfall. First came the fires. Now Australia is facing devastating floods. 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z A couple of years ago a weather system called the Indian Ocean Dipole caused record rains to fall over East Africa. East Africa hit by drought, yet Kenya's Lake Turkana is flooding 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Other climate drivers — a positive Southern Annular Mode and negative Indian Ocean Dipole — have also aligned to bring above-average rainfall to eastern Australia. Australian floods could inundate or isolate 34,000 homes 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Another contributor is the Indian Ocean Dipole - a climate phenomenon that affects rainfall patterns near the Indian Ocean, including Australia. Explainer: Australia floods: why the country is battling weather again 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z In the south, Mozambique is slated to become a major exporter of LNG after significant deposits were found along its Indian Ocean coast in 2010. EU countries turn to Africa in bid to replace Russian gas 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The boat on which she was making her escape was intercepted in the Indian Ocean and she was forcibly returned to Dubai. Ex-wife of Dubai royal pleads for help from UN in child custody battle 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z At least as far back as the first century, sailors had learned to take advantage of these winds, riding them from the Middle East across the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea to India. The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z It is part of the Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150, a partnership of 38 nations involved in maritime security operations across the Red and Arabian Seas, and areas of the Indian Ocean. HMS Montrose: Royal Navy seizes drugs worth £15m in Arabian Sea 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z For the coming months, Santoso predicted conditions would ease as the effect of La Nina and Indian Ocean Dipole dissipate, especially over summer. Explainer: Australia floods: why the country is battling weather again 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Japan is ready to fully support the Indian Ocean island nation in its credit restructuring, the official said on condition of anonymity, as the issue is a sensitive one. Japan says no pact yet with Sri Lanka on debt restructure talks 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The pipeline, estimated to cost $3.5 billion, will run from landlocked Uganda's oilfields in the country's west to a port on Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast. Uganda police detain nine people for oil pipeline protest 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Reuters photographed the vessel in waters off the Indian Ocean island republic in early March, in the days after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Sanctioned Russian billionaire's yacht on sale for 29.5 million euros 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Dimorphos is currently visible chiefly from the Southern Hemisphere, so these initial observations came from telescopes in locations such as Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, and South Africa. Fresh Images Reveal Fireworks from DART’s Asteroid Impact 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In East Asia, violent, swirling storms that form over the Northwest Pacific are called "typhoons", while "cyclones" emerge over the Indian Ocean and South Pacific. Explainer: How climate change is fueling hurricanes 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z China sees the group, founded under Xi’s predecessor, Hu Jintao, as a counterweight to U.S. alliances across East Asia to the Indian Ocean. China’s Xi heads abroad to promote strategic role 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Mozambique stretches 2500 kilometers along the Indian Ocean, and malaria transmission varies dramatically with climate and topography. The battle against malaria in Africa has stalled. Can research in Mozambique explain why? 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z South Africa’s Wild Coast is an unspoiled string of beaches, where forests roll down into the crystalline waters of the Indian Ocean. South African Villagers Win Suit to Halt Shell’s Oil Exploration 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z In recent years, China has expanded its presence into the Indian Ocean, the Western Pacific and beyond. India launches new aircraft carrier as China concerns grow 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Sweltering spring temperatures in South Asia, topping 50 degrees Celsius, are likely to have warmed the Indian Ocean. From Pakistan to Texas, big rains after extreme heat deliver double punch 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Before this year, the north Indian Ocean has had only one named storm in August; this year there are two, he said. Calm before storms? Oddly quiet Atlantic despite forecasts 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z “It’s possible, but there’s a data gap in the Indian Ocean,” she said. Humpback Whales Pass Their Songs Across Oceans 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z In the 18th century, the French naturalist Godeheu de Riville was sailing across the Indian Ocean when he came upon a remarkable sight. How the sea fireflies of the Caribbean are shining new light on evolution 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Modi said on Friday that security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region and the Indian Ocean have been ignored for too long. India launches new aircraft carrier as China concerns grow 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z The Spanish monarchs knew that Portuguese mariners had reached the southern tip of Africa and sailed the Indian Ocean. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z “A couple of years ago it was New Caledonia, before then it was Réunion off the Indian Ocean. Often it’s Western Australia with white sharks.” Experts blame spate of shark attacks on combination of successful conservation efforts, bad luck 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The Indian Ocean country is facing its worst economic crisis and has been negotiating with the IMF while government leaders in Colombo have said Sri Lanka is effectively bankrupt. Sri Lanka hopes to reach initial agreement with IMF for help 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z De Vos did return and conducted groundbreaking research on blue whales that live in the northern Indian Ocean. Marine biologist Asha de Vos says kids can help save the ocean now 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Across rice farms in this Indian Ocean island, the bleak picture is emerging that the summer harvest could be as low as half that of previous years, according to experts. Sri Lanka faces looming food crisis with stunted rice crop 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z India has provided crucial assistance including food, fuel, medicines and cooking gas to the Indian Ocean nation as it struggles with an economic meltdown amid a severe foreign currency crisis. Sri Lanka permits Chinese ship to dock after postponement 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z In 2004, a huge tsunami triggered by a massive undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean killed more than 10,000 Indians. AP PHOTOS: The story of India, 75 years in the making 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z More than 200,000 people, including 10,000 Indians, were killed in the 26 December tsunami, which was triggered by an underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean. India independence to tsunami: Meet Indians named after historic events 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z It’s probably cruising somewhere in the Indian Ocean. Chinese navy ship near Sri Lanka sparks diplomatic standoff 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z China has been vying to expand its influence in the Indian Ocean nation, which sits along one of the busiest shipping routes and which India considers part of its strategic backyard. Sri Lanka asks China to postpone research ship’s port call 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z "The warming of the tropical Indian Ocean and more frequent El Nino events in future may lead to more frequent and long-lasting heatwaves over India." Heatwaves increasing in India but related deaths fall 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Solih said the two leaders discussed terrorism and the need to “enhance maritime safety and security in the Indian Ocean region”. India announces a $100 million credit line to the Maldives 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Debris from a large and uncontrolled Chinese rocket fell back to Earth over the Indian Ocean on Saturday. Your Monday Briefing 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z As the Yuan Wang 5 made its way across the Indian Ocean this week and speculation surrounding the port visit spiked, media in both India and China were awash in chest-thumping commentary. Chinese navy ship near Sri Lanka sparks diplomatic standoff 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Debris from a large Chinese rocket fell back to Earth over the Indian Ocean over the weekend. Your Monday Briefing: Civilians in Donetsk Are Urged to Evacuate 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Debris from an uncontrolled Chinese rocket re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean yesterday. The Spread of Book Banning 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z India has been concerned by Yameen’s leaning towards China, which has sought to gain more influence in the Indian Ocean. India announces a $100 million credit line to the Maldives 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Space Command said the Long March 5B here said the rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approximately 12:45 p.m. Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z In recent years, White said, Washington and New Delhi have strengthened their military cooperation in the Indian Ocean with a view to countering China. Chinese navy ship near Sri Lanka sparks diplomatic standoff 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z China’s uncontrolled Long March 5B rocket reentered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak, the Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. China’s uncontrolled rocket crashes over the Indian Ocean 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The second booster splashed in the Indian Ocean. An Uncontrolled Chinese Rocket Body Is Returning From Space. Where Will It Land? 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z On both occasions debris from the rocket's 'core stage' were dumped back on Earth, in Ivory Coast and the Indian Ocean. China rocket: Uncontrolled return to Earth raises concern 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Debris from that flight ended up landing harmlessly in the Indian Ocean. Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Months of anti-government protests that came to a head this month after thousands stormed government buildings, bringing down former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, have crossed religious and ethnic lines in the diverse Indian Ocean nation. Soup kitchens feed Sri Lanka's poor amid bleak economic crisis 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Last year, China launched its first lab module aboard a Long March 5B, the pieces of which ended up splashing down into the Indian Ocean. China’s uncontrolled rocket crashes over the Indian Ocean 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z It also made an uncontrolled descent into the Indian Ocean after it delivered the Tianhe core module to space last year. China successfully launches Wentian module as space station nears completion 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z The booster from the second launch, in 2021, splashed harmlessly in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives. Heads Up, Again: China Set to Launch Space Station Module With Giant Rocket 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z The peaks in milky-sea formation do appear to be strongest in the northwestern Indian Ocean when winter and summer monsoons trigger phytoplankton blooms by bringing deep, cold, nutrient-rich water to the sea surface. The Mystery of Milky Seas Is Finally Being Solved 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z The Indian Ocean island nation is engulfed in an unprecedented economic crisis that has triggered political uncertainty. Sri Lanka acting president declares emergency amid protests 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Iran, which has supplied UAVs to its allies in the Middle East, on Friday announced its first naval drone-carrying division in the Indian Ocean as U.S. Russian officials visited Iran to view drones, says U.S. official 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z On the majestic steps of the presidential office overlooking the Indian Ocean, where protesters had camped since Saturday, the mood was wary late Thursday. Sri Lanka president finally resigns after fleeing to a second country 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Local media in the Maldives reported Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s planned travel to another country was delayed, forcing him to remain in the Indian Ocean archipelago Wednesday night. Sri Lanka waits in confusion, anger for president to resign 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Climate projections call for this positive phase of the Indian Ocean dipole, as it’s known, to grow in strength and duration with continued global warming. In ominous sign for global warming, feedback loop may be accelerating methane emissions 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The dodo bird lived in the forests of Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z It eventually resurfaces in the Indian Ocean between Africa and India, and in the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The first critical event in this story is an environmental change from jungle to more of a savanna, probably caused by changes in Indian Ocean circulation. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z It finally dropped down in the Indian Ocean after scaring cities like New York and Madrid under its path. Uncontrolled rockets pose unnecessary risk, study finds 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z At least some tourists are returning to the Indian Ocean beaches. Durban riots: South Africa still bears the scars one year on 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z He captured how a small Muslim community on the Indian Ocean island celebrated one of the most important holidays in Islam. Madagascar’s Eid: Zebus, dumplings and samosas 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Vine was examining magnetic data from the Indian Ocean and, like others before, he noted the symmetry of the magnetic patterns with respect to the oceanic ridge. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It is understood the family had arrived on the Indian Ocean island five days earlier. Four-year-old boy from Glasgow drowns on holiday in Mauritius 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Skull and Bones takes place in the waters of the Indian Ocean during what was known as the “golden age of piracy.” Ubisoft’s Skull And Bones is real, and it’s coming on November 8th 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Joseph's grandmother was born on the Chagos Islands, an Indian Ocean archipelago. The team representing a lost homeland, 6,000 miles away 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z By 2017, the warship action groups had been expanded into the western Pacific and Indian Ocean, and even to European waters. ‘ChinaDan’ hacks Shanghai police files on 1 billion people 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The flooding was influenced by the Indian Ocean Dipole, which refers to the difference in sea surface temperatures between the western and eastern Indian Ocean. EXPLAINER: Factors behind Sydney’s recent flood emergecies 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Warm ocean sea surface temperatures and another phenomenon, the Indian Ocean Dipole, are bringing wetter than normal weather. Explainer: Why Australia is battling floods again 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z A huge foreign debt has left the Indian Ocean island with none of the suppliers willing to sell fuel on credit. With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka keeps schools closed 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z The claim was lodged with the Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean Territory, chosen because it hosted a web domain allegedly used by OneCoin. Missing cryptoqueen: Is Dr Ruja Ignatova the biggest Bitcoin holder? 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million, sits off the southern coast of India on the Indian Ocean shipping lanes through which China receives the vast majority of its imported oil from the Middle East. Sri Lanka crisis gives India chance to gain sway vs China 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Military forces throughout the Pacific and Indian Ocean region continue to strengthen and harden command and control systems as China emerges as the most serious challenge to the region’s established order. U.S. Pacific commander: China targeting military C2 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z The Indian Ocean Dipole index turned negative in May, increasing the chances of above average winter and spring rainfall for most of Australia, the weather bureau said in June. Explainer: Why Australia is battling floods again 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z And while East African droughts have yet to be linked directly to climate change, scientists say the decline in the spring rainy season is tied to warmer waters in the Indian Ocean. Climate change is driving 2022 extreme heat and flooding 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z India and Bangladesh are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they sit near the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal. ‘I’ve Never Seen a Flood Like This’: Bangladesh Reels from Heavy Rains 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The burning ship belched noxious fumes and spilled more than 1,500 tons of plastic pellets into the Indian Ocean, which were later found in dead dolphins and fish on the beaches. A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The South Asia monsoon season, from June to September, is governed by several, overlapping patterns in the ocean and atmosphere, including the El Nino-La Nina weather cycle and the Indian Ocean Dipole. Rain-triggered floods in Bangladesh conjure climate warnings 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z During a negative Indian Ocean Dipole, the eastern Indian Ocean is warmer than normal and the western Indian Ocean, near Africa, is cooler, causing more moisture-filled air to flow towards Australia. Explainer: Why Australia is battling floods again 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z However, cyclones are now more common in the central Pacific and North Atlantic, and less so in the Bay of Bengal, western North Pacific and southern Indian Ocean, the study said. Climate change is driving 2022 extreme heat and flooding 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Islam is the state religion in the Maldives, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean with a population of about half a million. Protesters attack Yoga Day event in Maldives 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The El-Nino-La Nina weather cycle halfway across the world in the Pacific is partly influencing the warm, dry air over Somalia, as is the Indian Ocean Dipole climate pattern. A Somali boy's mission to find food as climate change takes its toll 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Many people were buried with pearls, coins, and other goods from the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean, and Iran; some were apparently traders. 800-year-old graves pinpoint where the Black Death began 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Indian Ocean Dipole: What is it and why is it linked to floods and bushfires? Maharashtra: Rising sea temperatures hit India fishermen's catch 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Total foreign debt of the Indian Ocean island nation is $51 billion. Sri Lanka police tear gas protesters opposed to president 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z By setting the climactic encounter in the Indian Ocean, the film further obscured who exactly the antagonists were. Who is the enemy in 'Top Gun: Maverick'? Let's investigate 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z When the Dipole is positive, it is warmer in the west of the Indian Ocean and more rain falls in East Africa. A Somali boy's mission to find food as climate change takes its toll 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z This January, the two joined with Iran for the same type of exercises in the northern Indian Ocean. Russia and China Held Military Exercise in East Asia as Biden Visited 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The four nations came together in 2004 for relief efforts following the devastating Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and have met sporadically since, although the Biden administration has elevated the group’s importance. Biden insists China policy unchanged despite recent remarks 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Formally referred to as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the Quad began as a loose grouping of countries following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that banded together to provide humanitarian and disaster assistance. Quad Summit: World faces 'dark hour' with Ukraine war, says Biden 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Formally the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the Quad began as a loose partnership after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, when the four countries joined together to provide humanitarian and disaster assistance to the affected region. EXPLAINER: What’s the 4-nation Quad, where did it come from? 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z But in a cautionary tale for borrowers, Sri Lanka’s multibillion-dollar debt to Beijing threatens to hinder efforts to resolve a financial crisis so severe that the Indian Ocean nation cannot import food or gasoline. China becomes wild card in Sri Lanka’s debt crisis 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The government has been struggling to find money to pay for the importation of fuel, gas and other essentials in recent months as the Indian Ocean island nation is on the brink of bankruptcy. Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z |
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