Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn – report

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 15:16:41 +0000

Trump promised to 20 executives at Mar-a-Lago dinner to increase oil drilling and reverse pollution rules among other pitches

Donald Trump dangled a brazen “deal” in front of some of the top US oil bosses last month, proposing that they give him $1bn for his White House re-election campaign and vowing that once back in office he would instantly tear up Joe Biden’s environmental regulations and prevent any new ones, according to a bombshell new report.

Rapid oyster reef restoration gives hope for repairing the sea

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 15:08:19 +0000

After a century of functional extinction on the Australian mainland, a Flat oyster reef has been successfully restored along a metropolitan Adelaide coastline.

Albanese government ‘twisted’ Indigenous group’s views in ‘future gas’ document, chair says

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 15:00:16 +0000

Exclusive: Samuel Sandy, chair of Nurrdalinji Aboriginal Corporation, says the treatment of its submission was ‘wrong and upsetting’

‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 14:00:13 +0000

Top climate figures respond to Guardian survey of scientists who expect temperatures to soar, saying leaders must act radically

Cruise ship arrives at New York City harbor with dead whale caught on bow

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 12:17:14 +0000

The 44ft-long whale corpse was an endangered sei whale, which will now be examined to determine how it died

A cruise ship has journeyed into New York City’s harbor bearing a gruesome cargo in the form of a huge, dead whale sprawled across its bow.

The incident happened on Saturday, according to local US media reports, and the event is being held by some as further evidence of the unfortunate impact on sea life that large vessels can have.

Ice dives, walrus snaps and whale encounters: the man telling extreme stories of an Arctic at risk

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 11:00:01 +0000

Andreas B. Heide has been shortlisted for a Shackleton award for his work in the far north, getting up close to nature to connect people emotionally with a fragile ecosystem

To say the images of Andreas B. Heide during his working day are dramatic is an understatement: a freediver deep underwater in a black wetsuit, his lean silhouette enhanced by powerful bladed fins, looking up towards a group of orcas; or standing on an ice sheet next to a small sailboat in the Arctic, amid a sea full of dangerous looking ice floes in poor visibility.

Vermont poised to become first US state to charge big oil for climate damage

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 10:00:09 +0000

If passed, the groundbreaking measure could be a model for other states to hold fossil fuel companies liable

Vermont is poised to pass a groundbreaking measure forcing major polluting companies to help pay for damages caused by the climate crisis, in a move being closely watched by other states including New York and California.

Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 08:00:44 +0000

Researchers say reducing emissions and biodiversity loss and preventing invasive species could control disease

Biodiversity loss is the biggest environmental driver of infectious disease outbreaks, making them more dangerous and widespread, a study has found.

Malaysia plans to give orangutans to countries that buy palm oil

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 07:07:58 +0000

‘Orangutan diplomacy’ strategy aims to ease concern over environmental impact of palm oil production, says minister

Malaysia plans to give orangutans as gifts to countries that buy its palm oil as part of an “orangutan diplomacy” strategy to ease concerns over the environmental impact of the commodity.

I discovered hydrothermal vents, but I’m only known for finding the Titanic

admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 07:00:44 +0000

The discovery of these underwater hot springs in 1977 solved the mystery of how life first began on Earth, but it was locating the world’s most famous shipwreck that made me a celebrity

The mid-ocean ridge is where the Earth creates its outer skin. It’s called the boundary of creation. We knew there was life on the bottom of the ocean but not entire ecosystems supporting large animals until our expedition went down there in 1977.