In an effort to ensure greater awareness of metocean (meteorology and oceanography) conditions worldwide amongst staff working in the offshore industry, the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) is launching its first three-day

1. Did global sea level rise start centuries ago? Global sea level rise, an important consequence of climate change, will likely affect the lifestyles of people living in coastal communities. Yet controversy and uncertainty cloud discussion of how fast se

Aerosols from fossil fuel burning and other human activities cool the climate by scattering incoming solar radiation, but models and estimates appear to differ on the strength of this cooling’s global effect.

MADINAH: Lawyers representing 600 Madinah residents who filed a lawsuit against three government departments for failing to stop the dumping of toxic waste in their neighborhood have pledged to appeal a decision by a judge to throw out the case.

Thought for the day: Corus, the Anglo-Dutch steel giant now in the Tata kitty makes high-grade advanced steel that could be used to make rust-free hypodermic syringes, golf club heads and even bicycle tubes.