Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘Pray for rain’: wildfires in Canada are now burning where they never used to

admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 16:35:48 +0000

Canada’s response to the extreme weather threat is being upended as the traditional epicentre of the blazes shifts as the climate warms

Road closures, evacuations, travel chaos and stern warnings from officials have become fixtures of Canada’s wildfire season. But as the country goes through its second-worst burn on record, the blazes come with a twist: few are coming from the western provinces, the traditional centre of destruction.

Fire in the hole: the Indigenous crews blasting the Alaskan rainforest to save it

admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:00:35 +0000

After a historic land buyback by the US Forest Service, Tlingit crew members are demolishing culverts to restore streams, salmon runs and cultural history deep in the Tongass national forest

The morning begins with a sense of anticipation – the calm before 1,200lbs of explosives detonate a stream culvert buried 10ft in Alaska’s Tongass national forest.

Jamie Daniels, 53, and his crew of Tlingit forestry workers take cover in a glade of alders.

Golden eagles poised for reintroduction in England

admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:00:34 +0000

Exclusive: Study expected to confirm there are enough suitable sites to support bird of prey’s return

After more than 150 years, golden eagles could be set to return to England, as a study is expected to confirm there are enough suitable sites to support the reintroduction of the UK’s most iconic bird of prey.

German police are investigating a €0.15 water butt theft – and I fear they’re on the right side of history

admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:00:30 +0000

I’ve often laughed at those who are voluntarily extremely frugal. But in a world of dwindling resources, aren’t the real weirdos the ones throwing yacht parties and sending Katy Perry into space?

Here’s a silly season story for you: a 51-year-old woman in the German town of Spaichingen in Swabia is under criminal investigation on suspicion of filling watering cans from her neighbour’s water butt. The total estimated value of the purloined water: €0.15.

Beside the seaside at Margate – in pictures

admin — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 06:00:22 +0000

Photographer Jill Mead joins the crowds of people heading to the Kent seaside town in the summer heat

The ocean’s fragile fortresses are crumbling under climate pressure

admin — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:08:48 +0000

Mediterranean bryozoans, including the “false coral,” are showing alarming changes in structure and microbiomes under acidification and warming. Field studies at volcanic CO₂ vents reveal that these stressors combined sharply reduce survival, posing risks to marine ecosystems.

‘Unlike any other kind of fear’: wildfires leave their mark across Spain

admin — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:32:50 +0000

Near-disaster in Paüls is latest incident to show Spain’s vulnerability to the effects of the climate emergency

On Saturday, the people of Paüls will celebrate the feast of their patron saint, Sant Roc, with a mass, followed by a communal meal eaten at stone tables, jota folk dances and a profound and lingering sense of relief.

Public warned to keep away from injured dolphin filmed with Dorset swimmers

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:04:29 +0000

Conservationists flag dangers of human interaction after ‘Reggie’ filmed playing with family

The public has been warned to keep away from an injured dolphin that was filmed dancing and playing with swimmers off the coast of Dorset earlier this month.

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), a government-backed agency responsible for England’s seas, said it was “increasingly concerned about a lone dolphin spotted in Lyme Bay, Dorset, following multiple potential marine wildlife disturbance offences observed online and shared on social media”.

Injured dolphin surprises family on morning swim in Dorset – video

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:56:22 +0000

A bottlenose dolphin surprised a family on their morning swim in Dorset this month, appearing to playfully engage with them.

However, the UK's Marine Management Organisation has since asked the public to keep away from the injured creature, warning that such encounters 'can harm dolphins leading to injury, death or aggression'

Public warned to keep away from injured dolphin filmed with Dorset swimmers

UK’s largest bioethanol plant to shut after blow from Starmer’s trade deal with Trump

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:17:52 +0000

Associated British Foods says 160 jobs will be lost at Vivergo site in Hull after ministers refuse to fund rescue

The UK’s largest bioethanol plant is to close after being dealt a body blow by Keir Starmer’s trade deal with Donald Trump.