Breaking Waves: Ocean News

A mysterious 'island' appears and then disappears in Canada – video

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:09:02 +0000

A mysterious island has emerged in Williston Lake in Canada. A local resident shared a video of a floating 'island' with trees growing from it – which has appeared, disappeared and appeared again within two months. Satellite imagery has confirmed its existence and disappearance, and experts say the rising water level has set free trees that have been growing on woody debris on the shore

Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:21:45 +0000

Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield

Week in wildlife: a hitchhiking crab, a shy wallaby and penguins in little jackets

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:02 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Moveable feast: myna birds on Sydney train looking for food not ‘joyride’ in viral video

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:35:41 +0000

Mynas are ‘incredibly good learners’ and likely hopped on the inner-city train to scrounge, expert says

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Australian ski resorts to close up to a month early due to global heating and El Niño

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:24:50 +0000

‘Challenging’ weather conditions and lack of snowfall are being blamed after a winter that broke multiple heat records

Major Australian alpine resorts are closing their ski operations up to a month early after a winter that broke multiple records for heat with limited snow falls being washed away by rain.

Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply

Less than 1% of businesses in England use more water than the daily needs of 10 million people, as millions of households face hosepipe bans and three-quarters of the country is in drought.

EV sales outpace petrol cars for first time as Australians dodge soaring fuel costs

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:26:43 +0000

New record for Australia as more than 27,000 EVs sold in August, driven by the rising cost of fuel and new government policy

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Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned | Clear Air

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:00:47 +0000

Scientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo

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Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:43:15 +0000

Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergencies

British people have been urged to have enough food and water on hand to survive a few days without power or water, as the UN said the El Niño climate phenomenon was “supersizing before our eyes”, exacerbating extreme weather events worldwide.

Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:09:11 +0000

Opposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in world

Kat Jones may be the closest thing Scotland has to Erin Brockovich in 2026. Standing in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat outside Holyrood, the 52-year-old is revving up the crowd of protesters around her. “Who is here from Lammermuir? Ayrshire? What about Aberdeen?” she calls to the crowd.