The City Is the Crisis. And India Is at the Centre of It.

Ocean heat content reached a record high in 2025 — equivalent to 18x humanity’s total annual energy use. (WMO)

Oceans absorb 30% of all human CO² emissions and 90% of excess heat from greenhouse gases. (NOAA/IPCC)

Ocean acidification is irreversible on centennial timescales. The Indian & Southern Oceans are acidifying fastest. (WMO)

900 million people live on low-lying coasts at risk. Global sea levels hit a new record high in 2024–25. (WMO)

Only 8% of the ocean is protected — against a 30% target by 2030. (UN / World Oceans Day 2026)