Breaking Waves: Ocean News

EU failing to enforce illegal fishing rules, say campaigners

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:39:44 +0000

Activists says EU court ruling on transparency makes mockery of laws to protect the environment

Campaigners have said that the EU is failing to enforce rules on illegal fishing, and allowing member states to conceal information that could help uncover breaches of fishing law.

The court of justice of the EU ruled on Thursday that member states could keep vital details of their implementation of fishing rules under wraps, in a blow to environmental campaigners hoping to use the information to show whether the regulations are working.

Light pollution at night may increase risk of Alzheimer’s, study finds

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:00:24 +0000

Research says outdoor light exposure in evening increases prevalence of the disease, especially in people under age 65

New research claims that exposure to outdoor light at night may increase the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, especially in people under the age of 65.

Wind and solar farms power Great Britain’s grid to greenest ever summer

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:00:21 +0000

Exclusive: Reliance on fossil fuels fell in August to less than one-fifth of all electricity generated across country

Great Britain’s electricity system has recorded its greenest ever summer after growing numbers of wind and solar farms cut the need for gas power plants to fresh lows.

Analysis of energy generation data, commissioned by the Guardian, revealed that Britain’s reliance on fossil fuels fell in August to less than one-fifth of all electricity, or 4 terawatt hours (TWh), its lowest ever level for a one-month period.

Week in wildlife in pictures: migrating flamingos, bear cubs and a wild hare

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:00:17 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Food for thought: Yeast photo festival examines eating culture – in pictures

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 06:00:17 +0000

The third edition of Yeast looks at how human food consumption and production affects the social sphere and contributes to climate catastrophe

• Yeast photo festival: From Planet to Plate, is in Matino and Salento, Italy, from 19 September to 3 November

At least 19 people contract fungal infection after California music festival, officials say

admin — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:18:40 +0000

New research shows that cases of valley fever, which in rare cases can be fatal, have risen dramatically in recent years

At least 19 people contracted valley fever, a fungal infection that in rare cases can be fatal, after attending an outdoor music festival in southern California in May, public health officials have reported.

Loss of bats to lethal fungus linked to 1,300 child deaths in US, study says

admin — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:00:01 +0000

Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out

In 2006, a deadly fungus started killing bat colonies across the United States. Now, an environmental economist has linked their loss to the deaths of more than 1,300 children.

University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report

admin — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:00:39 +0000

Study’s authors say integrity of higher education ‘at risk’ upon finding lack of attention to role of oil and gas firms

Fossil fuel companies’ funding of universities’ climate-focused efforts is delaying the green transition, according to the most extensive peer-reviewed study to date of the industry’s influence on academia.

Rare moth found in Norfolk village 50 years after becoming ‘extinct’ in Britain

admin — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:50:58 +0000

Enthusiasts discovered Norfolk snout, thought to have died out in the UK in 1971, in their garden

The Norfolk snout was always a rare moth in Britain. By the late 1960s, populations of this small beige moth with its distinctive protuberant “nose” had dwindled to just one site – a working quarry in north-west Norfolk.

Australia may delay release of 2035 climate target as world awaits outcome of US election

admin — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 04:48:26 +0000

Experts urge Australia not to delay target too long as report by Climate Change Authority identifies six barriers to net zero