Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Trump-fueled gas boom has Gulf coast communities on edge: ‘We will keep fighting’

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:21 +0000

Residents cite pollution, loss of fishing and diminished tax revenue as liquefied natural gas production for export accelerates

This story was originally published by Floodlight, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action

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Dramatic rise in whale and dolphin strandings in Scotland

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:00:17 +0000

Research shows steep increases over past 30 years, after summer of strandings across Europe

The number of marine mammals stranded in Scotland has risen dramatically in the past 30 years, a study has found.

From 1992 to 2022, 5,147 cetaceans died on Scottish shores, and a new paper shows steep increases in the rate of strandings of up to 800% in some species, continuing exponentially every year.

‘It has echoes of happiness’: life for gen Z in the seaside town I once called home

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:00:17 +0000

The Guardian’s former north of England editor returned to Morecambe after 25 years to discover the place where she grew up has even fewer amenities for young people – and the feeling of being ‘left behind’ is stronger than ever

Photographs by Polly Braden

Dramatic slowdown in melting of Arctic sea ice surprises scientists

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 08:00:17 +0000

Natural climate variation is most likely reason as global heating due to fossil fuel burning has continued

The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has slowed dramatically in the past 20 years, scientists have reported, with no statistically significant decline in its extent since 2005.

The finding is surprising, the researchers say, given that carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning have continued to rise and trap ever more heat over that time.

UK wasp numbers soar after unusually warm and dry spring

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 04:00:30 +0000

The scourges of picnics have arrived early and in greater numbers amid ideal conditions for colonies to thrive

If dodging swooping gulls trying to steal your chips wasn’t already enough, you might be spending your bank holiday trying to keep wasps away from your ice cream too.

Britain is in the middle of a wasp boom. Not only have they arrived earlier than expected, but there are more of them than in recent summers. Experts say 2025 is an excellent year for them.

Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 04:00:30 +0000

With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, others are seeing huge population declines

The residents of Tecolutilla, Mexico, knew the heatwave was bad when they heard the thuds. One by one, the town’s howler monkeys, overcome with dehydration and exhaustion, were falling from the trees like apples, their limp bodies smacking the ground as temperatures sizzled past 43C (110F) in spring last year.

Voices arguing that climate action is a waste of time are getting louder. Here’s why they are wrong | Clear Air

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:57:06 +0000

Optimism may be hard to come by but the evidence shows some progress on emissions is not just possible – it’s happening before our eyes

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Brazil issues last-ditch plea for countries to submit climate plans ahead of Cop30

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:38:38 +0000

Only 28 countries have submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters yet to produce plans

Brazil has issued an urgent call for all countries to come forward with strengthened national plans on the climate, in a last-ditch attempt to meet a key September deadline.

Legal stoush between NSW and commonwealth halts crucial water flows into Murray-Darling

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:00:16 +0000

Scientist warns long suspension poses potential risks to some wetland areas and native species of fish and birds

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Deadly wildfires show Spain must better prepare for climate crises, says Sánchez

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:33:44 +0000

PM says wildfires are proof climate emergency is getting worse, and that sustained non-partisan effort is needed

The wildfires that have devoured 382,000 hectares of land in Spain and killed four people underscore the need to “readjust and recalibrate” the country’s preparation and response capacities as part of a non-partisan effort to tackle the impacts of the climate emergency, the prime minister has warned.