Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body

admin — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:00:36 +0000

Study that researchers say highlights chemicals’ ubiquity also shows PFAS association with seafood and red meat

New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma and breast milk.

‘I’ve known some of these peregrines for 15 years’: protecting Scotland’s raptors – in pictures

admin — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:00:35 +0000

The fastest birds in the world, peregrine falcons are sought after for racing and can sell for up to £250,000 in the Middle East. Poaching is a constant threat, with eggs and chicks stolen to supply the hidden market. Now, there are nationwide efforts under way to ring and take DNA from wild chicks – but just reaching their nests can be perilous

‘We all need a place to hide’: NHS workers take a breather – in pictures

admin — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:00:29 +0000

From wildflower retreats and Novid rooms to locking yourself in a disabled toilet, hospital staff reveal where they go when they need a moment’s peace

Far right using climate crisis as bogeyman to frighten voters and build higher walls | Jonathan Watts

admin — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 05:00:29 +0000

It is no coincidence that ever more extreme politics has come at a time of ever more extreme weather

A disrupted climate and diminished natural world are widening the dividing lines of ideological debate. Left unchecked, this will undermine democracy.

‘We rarely see them now’: just how vulnerable are Vanuatu’s dugongs?

admin — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 03:00:25 +0000

A study of the sea cow population in the South Pacific islands is urgently needed, say experts, as numbers fall dramatically

On a bright spring day, the sun dances over the water of Havannah Bay on the island of Efate in Vanuatu. Below the surface, pockets of seagrass that can just about be seen from the shoreline, sway in the current. It’s here, if they are lucky, that onlookers may spot a dugong bobbing in the shallow water, orbiting the seagrass meadows they feed on.

Nearly 30,000 people in northern California evacuated as raging wildfire spreads

admin — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:40:15 +0000

Thompson fire near Oroville destroys homes and vehicles as state simmers in brutal and potentially historic heatwave

Thousands of homes are under threat from a raging wildfire that erupted in northern California on Tuesday, as the state simmers in a brutal and potentially historic heatwave.

Roughly 28,000 residents have been forced to evacuate as the Thompson fire quickly swept across more than 3,500 acres (1,416 hectares) near the city of Oroville, about an hour outside Sacramento, California’s capital.

Dick Smith enters nuclear debate but CSIRO analysis shows his argument in meltdown | Graham Readfearn

admin — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:00:12 +0000

The entrepreneur claims agency exaggerated the costs of the Coalition plan despite it using best-case scenario South Korea as the benchmark

‘Weak link’ in Sydney’s waste disposal infrastructure could leave city with piles of uncollected garbage

admin — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:00:12 +0000

Exclusive: Ageing, flood-prone rail line carrying the city’s waste to landfill increasingly vulnerable to disruptions, experts say

Wimbledon gardeners reuse coffee grounds in sustainability bid

admin — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:17:36 +0000

More plans afoot for compostable food use, says head gardener, as tournament commits to wildlife ‘net gain’ by 2030

Rain or shine – usually more of the former – Wimbledon’s stunning floral displays always manage to dazzle.

For those hoping to give their gardens an SW19-inspired transformation, the tournament’s secret has finally been revealed: coffee grounds from the staff room.

Artificial light on coastlines lures small fish to their doom, coral reef study finds

admin — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:00:08 +0000

Light pollution acts as ‘midnight fridge’, drawing in young fish, then predators, according to tests in French Polynesia

Artificial light shining from coastlines around the world is acting like “a midnight fridge” full of tasty snacks, threatening young fish who can be drawn to it and who are then eaten by predators also attracted by the brightness, according to a study.