Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Democrats and climate groups ‘too polite’ in fight against ‘malevolent’ fossil fuel giants, says key senator

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:15 +0000

Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island gives 300th climate speech on the US Senate floor

The Democratic party and the climate movement have been “too cautious and polite” and should instead be denouncing the fossil fuel industry’s “huge denial operation”, the US senator Sheldon Whitehouse said.

UK government abandons energy ‘zonal pricing’ plan

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:04:19 +0000

Plan to split country into pricing zones dropped in favour of ‘fair and affordable’ single national price

The government has abandoned plans for “zonal pricing” that would have charged southern electricity users more than those in Scotland, saying that a single national price would help ensure the system was “fair, affordable, secure and efficient”.

The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, had been considering proposals for zonal pricing that would mean different areas of the country paying different rates for their electricity, based on local supply and demand.

In some UK woodlands, every young tree has died. What’s going wrong?

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:00:13 +0000

With forests under pressure from drought, heat, disease and deer, a study has found fewer trees across a range of species surviving to maturity. But scientists say there is still hope

To the untrained eye, Monks Wood looks healthy and lush in the summer sun. Hundreds of butterflies dance on the edge of footpaths in the ancient Cambridgeshire woodland, which is rich with ash, maple and oak trees. Birds flit through the hedgerows as they feed. A fox ambles through a forest clearing, before disappearing into long grass.

No training needed: How humans instinctively read nature’s signals

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:09:54 +0000

People can intuitively sense how biodiverse a forest is just by looking at photos or listening to sounds, and their gut feelings surprisingly line up with what scientists measure.

Accelerated glacial melt and monsoon rains trigger deadly floods in Pakistan

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:06:40 +0000

Record temperatures and seasonal downpours raise fears of a repeat of the devastating flooding in 2022

Glaciers across northern Pakistan have been melting at an accelerated pace as a result of record-breaking summer temperatures, leading to deadly flash flooding and landslides.

The floods and heavy monsoon rains have caused devastation across the country this summer, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 130 since the rains began in late June.

French warned of high-risk summer for wildfires as Marseille blaze contained

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:07:33 +0000

Mayor urges people to exercise utmost caution as weather service says situation around Mediterranean is critical

More than 15,000 residents of Marseille confined to their homes have been allowed out after a wildfire on the outskirts of France’s second city was brought under control, but officials have warned the country faces an exceptionally high-risk summer.

Extreme heat is our future – European cities must adapt | Alexander Hurst

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:49 +0000

Greenery, shade and swimming spots won’t solve the climate crisis, but they’re becoming ever more critical

Three years ago, in Zurich for the first time, I crossed a bridge over the Limmat River and saw people floating down it in rubber rings on their way home from work, some casually holding beers. The Limmat is so clear that it almost begs you not only to jump in, but to drink it.

Environment Agency insider alleges ‘cover-up’ over sewage sludge on farmland

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:13:44 +0000

Regulator and government accused of colluding with water industry to dump potentially toxic waste without oversight

New York City’s congestion pricing has cut pollution and traffic – but Trump still wants to kill it

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:00:48 +0000

With less congestion, less carbon pollution, less accidents, could it be a model for other US cities? Six months in, environmentalists say yes

Thousands meet their MPs to show huge demand for climate action

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:00:42 +0000

Mass lobby in Westminster is kicked off with giant image on cliffs of Dover stating ‘89% of people want climate action’

More than 5,000 people from across the UK arrived in Westminster on Wednesday to meet their MPs and demand urgent climate action to protect their communities.

The mass lobby is one of the largest to date. The constituents, including parents and pensioners, doctors, teachers, farmers and youth campaigners, have arranged to lobby at least 500 MPs, about 80% of the total.