Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Dried halibut and whale jerky: how a traditional Inuit diet fuelled an epic kayak adventure

admin — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:00:45 +0000

British chef Mike Keen paddled up the coast of Greenland eating only what local people did, and the health benefits led him to question the global food system

For a period of two months last year, a typical day for chef Mike Keen would see him skipping breakfast and lunch in favour of snacks such as dried capelin (a small bait fish), dried halibut, jerky-like dried whale and a local Greenlandic whale skin and blubber treat called mattak.

Mike Keen eats fermented seal blood in Sermilik fjord, east Greenland. Photograph: Mike Keen

Snow therapy: ski tourism at the crossroads – in pictures

admin — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:00:42 +0000

Exploring the aberration, absurdity, madness and ingenuity of skiing, an activity that raises both questions and concerns despite its global success. It continues to fascinate and intrigue in the face of social and environmental upheavals. There are more than 2,000 resorts scattered across the world, attracting hundreds of millions of skiers, but there are also profound questions about its future amid climate challenges and societal changes

Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans

admin — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:00:38 +0000

As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive

‘It’s not just alerts, it’s a state of mind’: How a wildfire monitoring app became essential in the US west

admin — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:00:19 +0000

Watch Duty – which began in California and has expanded across 14 states – alerted the public to more than 9,000 wildfires in 2024

Cristy Thomas began to panic as she called 911 for the second time on a warm October day but couldn’t get through. She anxiously watched the plume of black smoke pouring over her rural community in central California get larger.

Then she heard a familiar ping.

Tourism agency deletes ‘pristine swimming spot’ post about unpatrolled beach on Mornington Peninsula

admin — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:27:21 +0000

Video removed as Life Saving Victoria carries out 145 rescues – ‘We don’t remember when we’ve been that busy’

Fears for hiker in ‘bloody tough country’ as Kosciuszko search enters day 11

admin — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:19:19 +0000

Hot and humid conditions increase difficulty of finding Hadi Nazari, 23, after he failed to show up at campsite

Firefighters battle fresh blazes in Victoria as pockets of NSW burn

admin — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:55:31 +0000

Conditions to become more unsettled as winds begin to shift and clouds move in, officials warn

Lab-grown meat is the future for pet food – and that’s a huge opportunity for Britain | Lucy McCormick

admin — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:00:46 +0000

While the EU and US hesitate, the UK can become world leader in this burgeoning – and cruelty-free – innovation

‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows

admin — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:00:44 +0000

Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise

Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates.

Scientists said the threat was ironic as fossil fuel burning causes global heating. They said reducing emissions by moving to renewable energy would halt global heating and deliver more reliable energy.

Record number of electric cars were sold in UK during 2024

admin — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:00:41 +0000

Environmental groups urge government to keep tougher green targets despite industry claim they are unsustainable

Carmakers sold a record number of electric cars in the UK last year, prompting environmental groups to urge the government to stick to tougher green targets even as the industry argues they are unsustainable.

The number of new cars sold in the UK rose by 2.6% in 2024 to 1.95m, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) lobby group. Of those, 19.6% were electric, up from 16.5% a year earlier.