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Shohan Ur Rahman completed his Honours and Masters degrees in Oceanography from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. He is currently employed in Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD) which is a “Policy Research Think Tank” that does policy research and policy advocacy. CPRD’s primary focus is on Climate Change and many domains…
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Featured image: Atolla jelly lighting up the pitch-black ocean (Image credit: Steve Haddock/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) Sparkling blue waves in the night are often seen near beaches. For centuries, Greek sailors believed the glowing waves to be the work of Poseidon (God of the sea) or his nymphs. Others considered them omens — a…
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We live in an era where massive amounts of data collected by satellites, weather stations, ocean buoys, and other sensors is freely available to everyone. This includes atmospheric measurements, temperature, humidity, rainfall, sea surface temperature, wave height, and countless other parameters. By analyzing this raw data, we can gain valuable insights into our planet’s condition…
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If you are asked to find out what the climate used to be like hundreds of thousands of years ago on Earth, where do you think you would go? Surprisingly enough, one of the best answers to this question is down at the bottom of the ocean. The ocean floor is not just a barren…
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The coastal area of Bangladesh – especially Cox’s Bazar – experienced an unparalleled phenomenon in August 2022: a large concentration of Lobonemoides robustus jellyfish was seen along the coast from Najdirartek to Sabrang Jurnal Alse in just two days. Hundreds of dead jellyfish were again observed washing ashore between Kalatali and Darianagar in November 2022,…
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