Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Storm Boelo to bring 80mph gusts and heavy rain to parts of UK

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:24:19 +0000

Second named storm will hit northern parts of UK as thousands remain without power after Friday’s Storm Austen

The UK is bracing for a second storm this weekend, as strong winds and heavy rain are expected to disrupt travel and cause further power cuts in the north.

Storm Boelo, the second named storm of the season, is expected to bring heavy, frequent showers and winds potentially exceeding 80mph to northern parts of the UK.

New Trump rule allows hunters to bait bears in Alaska with doughnuts, bacon and more

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:00:32 +0000

Critics decry Trump administration rule that lets hunters lure bears with human foods on federal lands in Alaska

A new Trump administration rule allows hunters to bait bears on federal lands in Alaska with bacon, doughnuts, meat scraps or other human foods typically used to help kill the trophy animals at close range.

‘You need persistence’: the Norfolk couple who took on environmental regulators three times – and won

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:00:27 +0000

Tim and Geli Harris have spent more than a decade fighting to protect Catfield Fen, a rare wetland in the Norfolk Broads

Polluters and regulators who fail to stop pollution must quake in their boots when they receive a letter from the lawyers for Tim and Geli Harris. The couple, who farm 460 acres in the Norfolk Broads, have now scored a hat-trick of landmark legal victories to save an internationally important wetland after they won again in the high court this month.

Blue Planet III features cloudier footage to prove authenticity amid AI boom

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:01:16 +0000

BBC series deliberately uses ‘more organic’ shots to assure viewers animals are not AI-generated, producers say

The David Attenborough-narrated series Blue Planet III deliberately includes cloudier, less polished footage to counter AI fakery and assure viewers it is “authentic”, its producers have said.

UK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:51:10 +0000

Exclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’

Ministers will make an unprecedented intervention in water bills and how companies prioritise investment, directing bosses to bring down costs and stop leaks and sewage overflows.

Angela Eagle, the environment secretary, has told suppliers in England and Wales she plans to intervene in the next price review – conducted by the water regulator, Ofwat.

EPA has failed to tackle cancer-linked pesticide pollution, lawsuit alleges

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:26 +0000

Suit alleges EPA has for decades failed under the Clean Water Act to address surface-water atrazine pollution

A new lawsuit asks a federal judge to order the Trump administration to address widespread pollution from the hormone-disrupting pesticide atrazine – which has regularly been found at levels that threaten wildlife and human health.

The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:26 +0000

At the midpoint of the last century the region had 1,450 glaciers and a new study reveals the extent of losses

Week in wildlife: a bookworm bear, an angelic spider and a bald hedgehog

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:02 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:01:01 +0000

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for two in every three of the deaths.

In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:08:49 +0000

The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the government can step in and bypass the law?