Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:24:27 +0000

Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high risk

The vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, sugar and oil, are grown in areas of England rated as having a moderate to very high risk of drought.

A very high proportion – 81% – of England’s fresh produce is concentrated in parts of the country that are already experiencing water stress, according to the analysis by the nature-focused investment fund Rebalance Earth.

Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:01:14 +0000

At least one person killed and nearly 150,000 households lost electricity from North Carolina to New England

A strong, deadly storm known as a nor’easter battered the US’s east coast over the weekend, bringing power outages, flooding, damaging winds and hazardous ocean conditions.

Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:47:04 +0000

Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’

Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are once again up in the air after the prime minister refused to say whether he backs the “contested” project which is delayed by up to four years.

Over the weekend it emerged that Heathrow no longer expects to meet the original 2035 deadline. Instead, the airport hopes to secure planning permission by 2029 and then open the runway “within a decade”, meaning it would not be operational until 2039.

Datacenter developers accused of skirting key US pollution rules

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:00:06 +0000

Firms manipulating process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental groups warn

Datacenter developers are manipulating the EPA’s air pollution permitting process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental advocates allege.

Companies need federal permits to emit a range of pollutants. In their permit applications, some in big tech are avoiding “major” reviews by dividing their emissions sources into separate, multiple “minor” sources that require less regulatory oversight, the advocates say.

Grizzly reality: US states grapple with uptick in encounters between bears and humans

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:04 +0000

Bears are increasingly entering places where humans live in the US, forcing wildlife workers to make tough decisions

Dan Thompson, supervisor of the large carnivore section of the Wyoming game and fish department, enjoys the field work of capturing mountain lions, wolves, black bears and grizzly bears to study them.

“I have always been personally intrigued with carnivores and their role throughout any ecosystem,” Thompson said. “I actually feel very fortunate to get paid to do what we do.”

‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:00:03 +0000

Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer

Bangkok’s flood disaster – in pictures

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:27:47 +0000

Authorities declared a flood disaster across Bangkok after almost two days of heavy rain left homes, shops and roads waterlogged and residents wading through waist-deep water.

The Thai capital recorded 300mm of rainfall over 48 hours through ⁠Saturday in some areas, flooding roads and leaving some cars submerged. The rain swelled the city’s network of canals, sending murky water into surrounding homes, restaurants and shops

New research finds 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:00:36 +0000

Paper raises questions about safety of food and other products as early onset breast cancer rates surge worldwide

New research has identified at least 485 chemicals used in US pesticide products that are linked to breast cancer, raising questions about the safety of food and other products at a time when early onset breast cancer rates are surging worldwide.

New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:52:21 +0000

State regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian

‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:11 +0000

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions

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A small uncrewed vessel has embarked on a lap around Antarctica and may not return for months.