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Sumatra coastal cave records stunning tsunami history.

Mangrove forest planted as tsunami shield.

Mangrove forest planted as tsunami shield.

Increasing water temperatures in the Indian Ocean are taking a toll on the marine ecosystem, according to our new study.

Sea levels around the world have risen by 1.7 millimeters (0.07 inches) on average each year since 1880, but in recent years, scientists have observed a rapid increase in sea level in the north Indian Ocean. Tide gauge records and other datasets reveal the pace of sea level rise in the north Indian Ocean has accelerated to 3.1 millimeters (0.12 inches) per year within the last three decades.

Researchers have found a new way to use satellites to monitor the Great Whirl, a massive whirlpool the size of Colorado that forms each year off the coast of East Africa, they report in a new study.