Breaking Waves: Ocean News

With Trump returning to the presidency, everything from abortion to immigration is under threat

admin — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:42:35 +0000

With Trump back in the White House. The impact will be felt in many aspects of American life and across the world

Nature campaigners urge UK taxpayers to take stakes in forest projects

admin — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:08:45 +0000

Land reform charities call for better regulation of UK’s carbon market so profits can be shared with public

Nature campaigners have called for taxpayers to take stakes in forest and peatland projects designed to store carbon, to avoid all the profits from carbon credits going to private investors.

A report from the Revive Coalition, an umbrella group for Scottish land reform and conservation charities, says carbon credits also need to be used much more effectively to bolster demand and help the UK meet its net zero targets.

Tanya Plibersek was rebuked by NSW minister for decision to block $900m goldmine, documents reveal

admin — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:00:18 +0000

Courtney Houssos says proposed mine would create 860 jobs over its 15-year life and inject $67m annually into local economy

Vanishing act: Panama’s Guna people forced to move as the sea swallows their island – in pictures

admin — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:00:07 +0000

Earlier this year, families from the Indigenous Guna people on the tiny island of Gardi Sugdub became the first to undergo a climate-related relocation by the Panamanian government because of the threat of rising sea levels. Hundreds of residents moved to Isber Yala, a new town built on the mainland. But many fear that the relocation has put their traditions and culture in peril

Photographs by Euan Wallace

I tried to warn Valencia’s government about flooding, but it didn’t listen | Juan Bordera

admin — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:00:08 +0000

The rightwing regional authorities ignored the climate-crisis science and dismissed the weather forecast – the consequences are their responsibility

In an era of environmental crises, women closest to the destruction must be heard | Omaira Bolaños

admin — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:00:05 +0000

My mother showed me the importance of Indigenous and Afro-descendant women in protecting the natural world. Yet they continue to face barriers and discrimination in their work

Only one of Australia’s most popular tuna brands passes sustainability test, first-of-its-kind review finds

admin — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:02:18 +0000

Australian Marine Conservation Society says Safcol’s No Net Tuna is only entirely ‘green’ product on a red, amber or green scale

Mayhem at New York airport after raccoon falls through ceiling: ‘The most LaGuardia thing’

admin — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:19:41 +0000

Unexpected appearance sparks rush to catch animal in a trash can as it hides at check-in and dangles from wires

Passengers awaiting an early morning flight at New York’s LaGuardia airport were surprised by the sudden arrival of an unexpected extra flyer: a raccoon who fell through a terminal ceiling and proceeded to cause mayhem at a departure gate.

Heatwave sweeps across large parts of Australia as bushfire threatens Queensland border town

admin — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:51:03 +0000

Weather warnings across multiple states on Wednesday as Dirranbandi residents told to evacuate

Nearly all of US states are facing droughts, an unprecedented number

admin — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:30:10 +0000

More than 150 million people and 318m acres of crops are affected by droughts after summer of record heat

Every US state except Alaska and Kentucky is facing drought, an unprecedented number, according to the US Drought Monitor.

A little more than 45% of the US and Puerto Rico is in drought this week, according to the tracker. About 54% of land in the 48 contiguous US states is affected by droughts.