Breaking Waves: Ocean News

The Indiana town suffering under the shadow of a BP refinery: ‘They’ve had way too many accidents’

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:00:14 +0000

Whiting residents worried after facility, which has had multiple problems, shut down temporarily after rain

It was the biggest news story around the midwest as the Labor Day weekend approached earlier this month: the unexpected surging price of fuel at the gas station.

But for residents of Whiting, Indiana, petroleum has been presenting an altogether bigger problem.

How Bill Gates is playing both sides of the climate crisis – video

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:53:35 +0000

Think Bill Gates is fixing the climate crisis? Not if you follow the money. While he funds green innovation and talks about cutting emissions, Gates also invests in dirty industries such as coal, oil and private jets. In this episode, Neelam Tailor exposes how one of the world’s most powerful climate voices is betting on both sides of the crisis – and making a lot of money in the process

‘A slap in the face’: our expert panel on Australia’s 2035 emissions target

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:28:21 +0000

Six experts respond to Labor’s plans for agriculture, resources, the built environment, industry, transport and energy. What did it get right and what more needs to be done?

How vulnerable are Australia’s cities to extreme heat? Explore our maps

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:27:14 +0000

Exclusive: Residents of western Sydney and outer suburbs of Melbourne are at particular risk of high temperatures, data shows

The island that banned hives: can honeybees actually harm nature?

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:00:37 +0000

On a tiny Italian island, scientists conducted a radical experiment to see if the bees were causing their wild cousins to decline

Whale and her calf entangled in shark net off Queensland coast

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:41:24 +0000

‘Heartbreaking’ drone footage has captured the moment a mother and calf became trapped. Four humpbacks have been snared in recent days

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‘It’s not just our houses’: can a Scottish village save Queen Elizabeth’s coastal path from the waves?

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:00:36 +0000

The people of Johnshaven have watched the sea edge closer and closer. Preserving the path is key to protecting their community

Photographs by Murdo MacLeod

When Charis Duthie moved to Johnshaven with her husband in 1984, she could cycle along the coastal path out of the village. Now, she meets a dead end where the sea has snatched the land and is instead greeted with a big red warning sign of what is to come: Danger Coastal Erosion.

“You can see gardens that were there and now they’re gone,” she says.

Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:00:34 +0000

Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency

Only a third of the world’s river basins experienced normal conditions last year as the climate crisis drove extremes of drought and flood, sometimes both in the same region.

The increasingly erratic water cycle is creating big problems for societies and governments and causing billions of dollars in damage, scientists warned.

Australian government announces 2035 emissions reduction target – video

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:47:45 +0000

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced the Labor government will set a 62-70% emissions reduction target by 2035, taking the advice of the Climate Change Authority. In his announcement, Albanese said 'It is the right target to protect our environment, to protect and advance our economy and jobs and to ensure that we act in our national interest and in the interest of this and future generations.'

Bowen says cutting emissions by more than 70% ‘not achievable’ as 2035 target criticised from all sides

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:04:23 +0000

Albanese says 62% to 70% range represents ‘the sweet spot’ as Coalition rejects ‘economy wrecking’ target while Greens label it a ‘betrayal’

What is a climate target, and how does Australia’s stack up?