Breaking Waves: Ocean News

The Guardian view on noise pollution: keep it down | Editorial

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:23:27 +0000

New research linking the issue to Parkinson’s disease adds to the evidence of serious health repercussions from traffic volume and other sources

It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist | Aaron Regunberg

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:05 +0000

Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conduct

The sky outside is hazy orange, and my five-year-old son is screaming bloody murder. “Sorry, buddy, we have to stay inside,” I say. “It’s not safe to breathe out there.” I had told him we’d be going to the beach today. Something inside me tears a little as I wonder how many promises he’ll see similarly broken in the coming years.

Almost 4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites near Bordeaux as wildfires rage in France and Spain

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:59:35 +0000

Return of winds and extreme heat threaten firefighters’ attempts to bring blazes under control

Nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from tourist sites on France’s Atlantic coast as the return of winds and extreme heat jeopardises firefighters’ battles to contain wildfires raging in France and Spain.

Could ‘Godzilla’ El Niño bring the hottest year on record? – video explainer

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:50:03 +0000

The Earth keeps getting hotter and experts fear this year's El Niño, nicknamed 'Godzilla' because of its predicted intensity, could raise global temperatures by up to 3.6C. Environment correspondent Damien Gayle spoke to climate scientists to understand how the weather phenomenon and the climate crisis pose a huge threat to the planet

‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say

How one man’s near-death experience led to the discovery of the first Jurassic sea dragon in Wales

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:35 +0000

Matthew Myerscough’s remarkable find is one of many detailed in his new book. But his journey into fossil hunting began years earlier, when he was caught in an avalanche

When Matthew Myerscough walks along a beach, he cannot help hunting for fossils. “I think my fossil radar is always on – even if I’m not looking, it’s hard sometimes to not see things,” says the 40-year-old civil engineer, who has discovered thousands of fossils on British beaches.

‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:28 +0000

From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown

“It rained for 10 days and 10 nights, non-stop – I’d never seen anything like it,” says Anar Gul, a construction worker who lives in the remote district of Dur Baba in eastern Afghanistan.

What do the heatwaves in Europe and North America tell us about our future? | Fiona Katauskas

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:54:05 +0000

The signs are there

See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here

Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:17 +0000

Intensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter, allowing bacteria to evolve

Industrial chicken farming is accelerating the spread of the world’s most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea, scientists have found.

The Guardian view on Europe’s wildfires: politics must catch up with the new reality | Editorial

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:30:15 +0000

At a time when the quickening pace of global heating has never been clearer, climate policies are being deprioritised

Ben Jennings on southern Europe’s wildfires – cartoon

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:06:23 +0000