Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Louisiana communities are left in the dark on toxic air – and industry helped keep it that way

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:43 +0000

Lawmakers weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back against greater scrutiny

Kimbrelle Kyereh lives just a few hundred feet from the massive chemical storage tanks in St Rose, in south-eastern Louisiana. Oily fumes sometimes drift into her home, bringing headaches, nausea and insomnia. On one such night, she grabbed her son at 3am and fled to an all-night Ihop.

‘My shirt was wringing’: National Express bus drivers speak out on 40C conditions

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:51:42 +0000

Drivers in West Midlands say buses ‘unbearable’ during heatwaves, raising employee and passenger safety fears

Bus drivers in the West Midlands have spoken out about the “horrendous” working conditions they have experienced during heatwaves, which led to 40C temperatures in their cabs.

Earth’s waters are quietly running out of oxygen, scientists warn

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:29:38 +0000

Oxygen is disappearing from oceans, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters at an alarming rate, threatening aquatic life and weakening the natural processes that help regulate Earth’s climate. Scientists warn that this widespread deoxygenation is closely connected to other major planetary threats, including warming, pollution, biodiversity loss, and ocean acidification.

On a Colorado farm, solar panels bring shade for plants, power – and cash: in pictures

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:40 +0000

More than 3,000 solar panels power Jack’s Solar Garden, cool the land and help it turn a profit

The Guardian receives support for visual climate coverage from the Outrider Foundation. The Guardian’s coverage is editorially independent

Trump officials kill proposed rules for Pfas-contaminated sewage fertilizer

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:40 +0000

EPA tosses out scientific research carried out under Biden and says toxic sludge not a significant threat to public

‘It’s total devastation’: inside the Amazonian war against illegal gold mining

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:47 +0000

The Guardian goes on the ground with Brazilian forces fighting to eradicate mining that has destroyed protected areas of Indigenous land

The jerry-built bordello at the foot of Vila Cururu, an illegal gold-mining settlement at the heart of Brazil’s most desecrated Indigenous territory, was a hive of depravity until just a few weeks ago.

Inebriated prospectors huddled around wooden tables, swigging beer and Scotch whisky, and ogling pole-dancing sex workers before going with them to shacks behind the brothel.

AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:45 +0000

Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists

For many birdwatchers, recording a species outside its normal range is the holy grail. In the UK, the discoveries often make national headlines. The western reef heron, for example, usually found in Africa and southern Europe, was spotted in a seaside town in north Wales in June, and widely celebrated on birding forums.

Combining nature conservation with maritime spatial planning in Northern Europe

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 20 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00225-x

Combining nature conservation with maritime spatial planning in Northern Europe

‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:00:44 +0000

Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research says

Extreme heat is pushing some of India’s poorest workers further into poverty, with income losses of up to 9% for outdoor workers, new research has found.

Analysis done by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and shared exclusively with the Guardian, found that extreme heat is acting as a “poverty multiplier” for hundreds of millions of workers in India’s informal sector.

Five family members found dead after flash flood in Utah canyon, police say

admin — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:24:04 +0000

Victims were Provo’s fire captain, his wife and their three sons, who were hiking in Bicknell amid heavy rains

Five family members who had set out for a day of hiking were killed after a flash flood swept through canyons of southern Utah on Friday, law enforcement officials said.

The victims were a captain in the Provo fire department, his wife and their sons, according to fire officials. A daughter who was not on the trip survived.