Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Flood warning as heavy rain expected in southern England and Wales

admin — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 07:26:29 +0000

Two weather warnings for wind and rain, with river levels already high and ground saturated in some places

England and Wales are braced for heavy rain and strong winds just days after homes and businesses were flooded.

Two fresh weather warnings come into force on Sunday for wind and rain which will hit areas already saturated by downpours earlier in the week.

The UK will get hotter and drier for plants... except in Manchester

admin — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 06:00:25 +0000

Thanks to the city’s famously rainy climate, trees suffering in the south can be moved, says the Royal Horticultural Society

The climate is changing British gardens everywhere. Well, almost everywhere. The Royal Horticultural Society has modelled how global heating will affect its property until 2075 and discovered that summers will be hotter and drier in all its gardens – except in Manchester.

Labour used water industry analysis to argue against nationalisation

admin — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 06:00:24 +0000

‘Economically illiterate’ Defra letter sent to anti-sewage groups cites 2018 report commissioned by water companies

Labour used “economically illiterate” analysis paid for by water companies in order to argue against the nationalisation of the sector, the Guardian can reveal.

In an official letter recently sent to anti-sewage groups, civil servants cited a paper by the Social Market Foundation as a reason to avoid nationalisation as part of its review of the sector. The report from 2018 was commissioned by United Utilities, Anglian Water, Severn Trent and South West Water.

Risks of competing discourses of scientific responsibility in global ocean futures

admin — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 29 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00086-2

Risks of competing discourses of scientific responsibility in global ocean futures

Australia’s magpie swooping season is here – but they aren’t the only birds to watch out for

admin — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:17 +0000

Noisy miners, butcherbirds and masked lapwings will also go on the offensive to protect their eggs and young

Could pawpaw, the US-native fruit, become the new kiwi or mango?

admin — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:00:04 +0000

Pawpaw, a tree fruit that can help farmers and the environment, stays resilient in face of a climate crisis

Cows help farms capture more carbon in soil, study shows

admin — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:07:34 +0000

Research also reveals that a mixture of arable crops and cattle helps improve the biodiversity of the land

Cows may belch methane into the atmosphere at alarming rates, but new data shows they may play an important role in renewing farm soil.

Research by the Soil Association Exchange shows that farms with a mixture of arable crops and livestock have about a third more carbon stored within their soil than those with only arable crops, thanks to the animals’ manure.

If Trump wins the election, US parks and wildlife will face a new age of mining

admin — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:00:12 +0000

Intense heat in the north, epic rains in Miami, fires in New Mexico and California. Trump plans for ‘energy dominance’, removing protection from mining and drilling on public lands

This article was produced in partnership with the non-profit newsroom Type Investigations, with support from the Wayne Barrett Project.

‘It’s hugely moving’: sea turtle nests in Greece reach record numbers

admin — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 07:00:08 +0000

Conservationists celebrate as efforts to save the Caretta caretta sea turtle, which has existed for 100m years, pay off

After nearly a quarter of a century observing one of the world’s most famous sea turtle nesting grounds, Charikleia Minotou is convinced of one thing: nature, she says, has a way of “sending messages”.

UK climate envoy to keep role at charity whose founders invest in fossil fuels

admin — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 06:00:11 +0000

Supporters rally to Rachel Kyte after criticism of appointment over link to investment firm Quadrature Capital

The UK’s new climate envoy will retain her role on the board of a charity whose founders made a multimillion-pound donation to the Labour party and have investments in fossil fuels, the Guardian has learned.