Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:53 +0000

Nationwide actions seek to counter view that talking about climate crisis distracts from affordability messaging

Purple reign: how shade became British gardeners’ favourite

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:52 +0000

Britons move away from trend of grey paving and pristine lawns in an embrace of colour, with lavender a top choice

If you manage to spot a garden in bloom this summer, beyond the strips of bleached and torched grass, there may be one colour you see more than any other: purple, the horticultural hue of the season.

Plants such as lavender, salvias and catmint are in vogue, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which conducted extensive research into the colours Britons best love to see in their gardens.

‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:00:52 +0000

Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing

Pubs, restaurants and supermarkets are having to buy lettuce and broccoli from Spain at what should be the height of UK growing season, as drought and extreme heat hit crops.

The wholesale price of tomatoes is up by more than 60%, iceberg lettuce by 90% and potatoes by more than 40% as a number of farmers struggle to grow in consistently high temperatures. Even those with irrigation systems and reservoirs on their farms say water is running low.

First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:12:27 +0000

Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreads

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Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:00:45 +0000

Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheet

MPs and mayors close to Andy Burnham have told the prime minister there is a “third way” to gain more control of failing companies, as the row over whether or not to nationalise Thames Water rumbles on.

Burnham is said to be concerned about the increase in government debt that Treasury projections show could be a result of nationalising water companies.

‘We stared into an abyss’: the men and women battling to tame France’s megafire

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:00:42 +0000

Exhausted firefighters, foresters and volunteers wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes

ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:00:41 +0000

Exclusive: As wildfires rage, Frank Elderson says more work needed to assess risk from collapse of ecosystem services

A senior policymaker at the European Central Bank has said the climate emergency and the breakdown of nature poses a dramatically growing risk to the global economy.

Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado River crisis

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:38:28 +0000

Federal government plan outlines cuts of roughly 40% to California, Arizona and Nevada but fix is likely to be only temporary

The US government released its anxiously awaited plan for how to manage the Colorado River crisis on Friday, which includes the potential for harsh cuts in water supplied to California, Arizona and Nevada.

India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:24:34 +0000

António Guterres says strengthening El Niño will help push the world’s climate crisis into ‘uncharted territory’

India’s monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions are forecast across much of the world as a stronger El Niño weather system is taking hold, weather experts have warned.

António Guterres, the UN secretary general, said the strengthening El Niño was “adding fuel to a planet already on fire” and pushing the world into “uncharted territory”.

Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:39:03 +0000

Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too late

The bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, to get answers from Spain’s government about why her parents were not told to evacuate until it was too late.