Strandings after fireball in India

Kerala - Alappuzha: A worrying surge in marine mammal deaths has gripped Kerala’s Alappuzha coast, with six carcasses—four dolphins and two whales—washing ashore in less than a month, prompting concerns from environmental authorities and marine researchers. These strandings occurred after the May 16 meteor. I'm not saying this particular meteor was associated with strandings but rather showing the state of the atmosphere at the time. This is common in other parts of the world. 

2025, May 16. India, Kerala, in the southeast of the country, Tamil Nadu. Large Meteor Fireball. Travelling NNE.

Cetacean Stranding Events: 6x in Kerala.

2025, May 27. India, Kerala, Alappuzha, near Azhikodan Nagar, Valiyazheekkal beach. Dead dolphin.

2025, May 30. India, Kerala, Pathiyankara. Dead dolphin.

2025, June 4. India, Maharashtra, Ganpatipule Beach. A 4 foot long 12 kg dead dolphin.

2025, June 14. India, Kerala, Alappuzha, Purakkad, Punthala (Poonthura) beach. A huge 25 m long blue whale washed ashore dead. It was in an advanced state of decomposition.

2025, June 17. India, Maharashtra, Palghar district, Rajodi Beach in Vasai. A 125 kilogram, eight feet long, dead dolphin was found washed ashore.

2025, June 18. India, Kerala, Purakkad. An almost 30 m long whale washed ashore dead.

2025, June 23. India, Kerala, Challi near Punnapra, Ambalappuzha. A dolphin washed ashore dead.

2025, June 24. India, Kerala, Challi near Punnapra, Ambalappuzha. Dead dolphin,

2025, June 25. India, Uttara Kannada, Kumta, Vannalli Beach. A 13.5 m Blue whale in a decomposed state washed ashore.

Second large whale and dolphin die on east coast of India

2025, June 18. India, Kerala, Purakkad. An almost 30 m long whale washed ashore dead. Indeterminate species at the moment. COD: Indeterminate. It is the second instance in which a dead whale washed ashore in this district in the last few days, with the first being in the Poonthura area on June 14. Poonthura is only a few kilometres away from Purakkad. There is no evidence that either whale died from a ship strike.

On the same day further north. 2025, June 17. India, Palghar district in Maharashtra, Rajodi beach in Vasai. A dead dolphin was found washed ashore. The marine mammal, approximately eight feet long and weighing around 125 kilograms.