The Week the Arctic Slipped South
With powerful winter storms, it’s easy to focus on what’s happening at the surface: snowfall totals, wind chills, and travel impacts. But the real story often begins thousands of miles away, high in the atmosphere, long before the first flakes ever fall.In March 2026, a major winter storm swept across the Midwest United States, and it didn’t start with snow or wind at all. It started with a subtle shift far to the north, where the atmosphere over the Arctic began to lose its usual structure and stability…
GAIL LNG Terminal Receives First Cargo During Monsoon Season
GAIL (India)'s Dabhol LNG Terminal in the western state of Maharashtra received its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo during the traditionally disruptive monsoon rains on June 2, the gas transporter said on Friday.This marks the start of year-round operations at the terminal, the company said in a press release.The commissioning of a breakwater facility — structures that protect a port against high tides — at the terminal last month allows ships to dock safely and allow it to function as an "all-weather port".Earlier, the terminal used to be shut for four months during the rainy season.G
The Heat is On: Rising Sea Temps Present Threat to Vessels
The shipwreck of a luxury yacht moored off the coast of Sicily is the latest sign that the Mediterranean is becoming a more dangerous sea to sail in, climate experts and skippers say.One man died and six people are still missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after the Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) sailboat, was hit by a ferocious storm on Monday, sinking in a matter of minutes.Climatologists say global warming is making such violent and unexpected tempests more frequent in a sea used as a summer playground for millions of tourists…
