Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Our climate is changing rapidly – and our politicians sound increasingly surreal | Zoe Williams

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:17:07 +0000

On a panel show last week, everyone in the audience wanted to talk about the climate emergency, but the lines rolled out by a Tory MP simply dissolved on contact with reality

Australia has just 12,000 sea lions left – and ‘carnage’ may await them as bird flu takes hold, scientists warn

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:00:36 +0000

Virus has already caused catastrophic losses in pinnipeds in South America and sub-Antarctica, particularly among pups

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World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:49:15 +0000

Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data finds

The world’s oceans were hotter than ever previously recorded on Saturday, according to the latest data.

The average surface temperature was 21.1C, with the rising marine heat a stark indicator of the climate crisis. More than 90% of the heat trapped by carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning enters the oceans.

Thames Water creditors accused of ‘shuffling chairs on Titanic’ with plan for new board

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:38:07 +0000

Campaigners say proposal for £10bn rescue deal in bid to avoid nationalisation is a ‘cosy stitch-up’

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The group of creditors pursuing a rescue bid for Thames Water have been accused of shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic after proposing an overhaul of the stricken utility’s board.

Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:30 +0000

The Democratic and the Republican candidate each blame the other for the bungled recovery effort after storm struck region

Two years after North Carolina suffered the worst natural disaster in its history when Hurricane Helene struck the state’s western half, life in the hardest-hit areas appears back to normal. Downtowns are lively, blocked roads have been reopened and rivers are flowing below their banks.

This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:45:55 +0000

Global heating is an outrage, not a tragedy. We deserve the facts about the climate crisis – I choose the Guardian because it’s one of the few places left to share them honestly

Climate campaign 2026: help us reach 30,000 acts of support

Well, there’s no getting around it now. What many of us once feared has become a reality.

Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:29 +0000

Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the price

How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:11:36 +0000

Phillip Island’s ‘iconic’ little penguins get first bird flu vaccinations in what is thought to be largest program of its kind

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Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:55 +0000

Pair are offspring of two beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December

Wild beaver kits have been born in Norfolk for the first time in more than 500 years.

The pair of newborns are the offspring of two free-living beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December.

Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in six European nations, survey finds

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:00:53 +0000

Poll also finds sizeable majorities who believe it should be easier to install air con in homes

Given the choice, more people across six major European nations including the UK favour encouraging the adoption of air conditioning over keeping carbon emissions down, a survey has found.

After four extreme heatwaves that have caused thousands of excess deaths across the continent, the survey showed between 30% and 52% of people in six countries had feared for their household’s health in temperatures close to or above 40C (104F).