Almost every child, including those from high-income countries, is now exposed to at least one hazard
Half of the world’s children are exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards threatening their health, education and survival, according to a Unicef report.
Globally, children face increasing threats from heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts as the climate crisis worsens, with more than one billion facing at least three of these at once.
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Breaking Waves: Ocean News
06/16/2026 - 00:00
06/15/2026 - 14:38
A five-year-old girl was swept away and a woman was pulled into the water, prompting authorities to urge precaution
Massive waves, coastal flooding and dangerous rip currents are roiling the California coastline this week as authorities advise people to take precautions while visiting beaches following two deaths last week.
Turbulent waters swept a five-year-old girl, who was walking with her mother and brother, out to sea from the shore of Treasure Island Beach in Orange county in southern California on Tuesday. Bystanders were able to rescue the mother and son, but the girl was not found and her body was recovered on Thursday.
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06/15/2026 - 10:01
Residents of West Oakland, which suffers from toxic waste and high pollution rates, rally against a coal export facility
West Oakland, a California neighborhood known for its rich history of Black activism from the Pullman Porters’ union to the Black Panthers, might not seem like the site of the country’s next great coal project.
But that’s exactly what the Trump administration is pushing for – with the injection of $75m to build a sprawling coal export terminal in the nearby port of Oakland.
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06/15/2026 - 08:00
Move is part of broad effort to open public lands to industry and other uses, threatening wildlife and ecosystems
The Trump administration is executing a controversial plan to allow dirt bikes, ATVs, trucks, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles to drive through tens of millions of acres of public lands and national parks, which environmental groups warn threatens endangered species and the environment.
The plan’s opponents say the impacts will be wide-ranging and that the vehicles will likely destroy sensitive habitats, harm waterways, drive large predators like grizzly bears into contact with humans, and otherwise damage pristine public lands and parks.
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06/15/2026 - 07:00
About 80% of 115 products tested show levels of Pfas that comply with rules – but some firms still exceeding limits
State laws banning Pfas in clothing and textiles have significantly reduced the amount of toxic “forever chemicals” used in the products, which public health advocates say marks a major public health win and underscores the value in protective policy.
However, some companies appear to have ignored the laws as their products still contain high levels of Pfas.
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06/15/2026 - 05:31
The family of Leah Stewart is braced for more bad news and the impact on her 18-month-old daughter
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The family of the woman critically injured in Saturday’s horrific shark attack at Coogee beach is still coming to terms with the catastrophic scope of her injuries and the heartbreaking impact on her toddler.
Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old primary school teacher, mother and dedicated ocean swimmer, remained on life support in the intensive care unit at St Vincent’s hospital after being mauled by a suspected 3.5-metre great white shark.
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06/15/2026 - 01:00
Amid fears the wreck will be more accessible to explorers – and new species – as the climate warms, conservationists want to create the region’s first underwater protected area
The harsh temperatures, treacherous currents and shifting pack ice of the Antarctic’s Weddell Sea, which crushed and sank his ship, Endurance, in 1915, led Ernest Shackleton to describe it as the “worst portion of the worst sea in the world”.
For more than a century, the inhospitable conditions, which present a challenge even for modern icebreaker ships, helped to protect the lost wreck, which was discovered in 2022, its structure still largely intact.
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06/15/2026 - 00:49
Another expert says drone technology may have prevented shark attack at Coogee beach on Saturday
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A shark behaviour expert says Tony Abbott “doesn’t understand the science” after the former prime minister called for sharks to be culled in the wake of an attack at a Sydney beach.
Leah Stewart, a 35-year-old woman, was bitten on the leg and arm by what was thought to be a great white shark on Saturday morning.
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06/15/2026 - 00:00
Beneath our feet lies a vast hidden fungal superhighway that helps sustain much of life on Earth—and scientists have now mapped it for the first time. Researchers estimate that these underground networks stretch an astonishing 110 quadrillion kilometers, move about 4 billion tons of carbon dioxide into soils each year, and play a major role in supporting plants and regulating the climate.
06/14/2026 - 23:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00208-y
Unprecedented Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sustainability in the Blue Economy: A Perspective on Indian Policy
