Sea levels are rising unevenly in the Indian Ocean, placing millions at risk along low-lying coastlines in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, scientists say in a study.<BR><BR> Researchers from ...

In the Indian Ocean, there is a place where the laws of gravity seem to falter—a gigantic depression in the Earth’s geoid where the gravitational force is weaker than normal, causing the sea level to ...

Since the satellite recording of ocean height began in 1993, the rate of annual sea level rise has more than doubled. In total, the global sea level has gone up by 10 centimetres since 1993.

For decades, a bizarre anomaly in the Indian Ocean has puzzled scientists—a massive "gravity hole" that seems to pull down the ocean itself, creating a staggering 328-foot dip in sea level.