Breaking Waves: Ocean News

New cat species identified for first time in more than a century in Bolivia

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:43:38 +0000

New species of wild feline was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest that is smaller than the average domestic ⁠cat

A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s ⁠cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living feline species has been formally named and described in more than a century.

The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: a spur to action on climate | Editorial

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:47:01 +0000

New research links last month’s disaster to fossil fuel pollution. Supporting disaster-hit countries must be at the centre of climate politics

Scientists are fighting a longer mosquito season with ... more mosquitoes

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:54 +0000

Nearly half a million more of the insects are being released in California – they’re all male and carry a bacterium

The box arrived in the San Gabriel Valley, just east of Los Angeles, filled with more than two dozen paper tubes about the size of toilet paper rolls.

“All 25 tubes are here,” said Tristan Hallum, who oversees scientific programs for the San Gabriel Valley mosquito and vector control district.

Fire, ice and family: Australia’s 2026 Bowness photography prize – in pictures

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:52 +0000

Here are 26 images by the shortlisted artists who submitted works for the 21st William and Winifred Bowness photography prize.

Tamara Dean has been named the winner. The judges says her photograph is ‘operatic and poetic: an opus that is the culmination of a sustained body of work evident not only in its conception and process but also in its exquisite execution and presentation’

Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:48 +0000

Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issue

British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it

British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:48 +0000

With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution

Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050

Khan addresses Polanski in Urdu at London assembly, mocking Green leader’s byelection video – as it happened

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:08:01 +0000

This blog is now closed

Andrew Griffith has delivered his speech, and he is now taking questions.

Q: You want the government to pause the making tax digital programme. Is that an admission that the last government got this wrong when it introduced it?

It is an admission that despite [good] intentions, the execution of that has left a lot to be desired.

Trump’s love of fossil fuels is about more than money | Moira Donegan

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:45 +0000

The US decision to remove limits on coal and gas plant emissions is rooted in a perception of manliness in these industries

Access-to-nature crisis ‘on par with that of Victorian Britain’s filthy air’

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:41 +0000

Research finds many in England lack proximity to green and blue spaces as Labour urged to speed up manifesto pledge

Nearly half of all parliamentary constituencies in England have low access to nature despite a government target to ensure everyone is within a 15-minute walk from a green or blue space, new research reveals.

The analysis by the Wildlife Trusts comes as the charity presents a green paper to ministers in an attempt to speed up Labour’s manifesto promise to improve access to nature and promote biodiversity.

2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, study finds

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:40 +0000

Analysis of global resources reveals depletion in world’s water savings bank to 42% below normal levels last year

Rivers across the world experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, a comprehensive study of global water resources has found.