Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Carmakers chose to cheat to sell cars rather than comply with emissions law, ‘dieselgate’ trial told

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:48:51 +0000

Mercedes, Ford, Renault, Nissan and Peugeot/Citroën face group action in which damages could exceed £6bn

Car manufacturers decided they would rather cheat to prioritise “customer convenience” and sell cars than comply with the law on deadly pollutants, the first day of the largest group action trial in English legal history has been told.

Earth’s climate just crossed a line we can’t ignore

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:18:19 +0000

Humanity has reached the first Earth system tipping point, the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs, marking the beginning of irreversible planetary shifts. As global temperatures move beyond 1.5°C, the world risks cascading crises such as ice sheet melt, Amazon rainforest dieback, and ocean current collapse. Scientists from the University of Exeter warn that these interconnected tipping points could transform the planet unless urgent, systemic action triggers “positive tipping points,” like rapid renewable energy adoption.

Greenpeace threatens to sue crown estate for driving up cost of offshore wind

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:24:42 +0000

Environmental group accuses king’s property management company of ‘milking for profit’ its monopoly ownership of seabed

Greenpeace is threatening to sue King Charles’s property management company, accusing it of exploiting its monopoly ownership of the seabed.

The environmental lobby group alleges the crown estate has driven up costs for wind power developers and boosted its own profits, as well as the royal household’s income, due to the “aggressive” way it auctions seabed rights.

Microplastics are brought into the wilderness on hiking shoes and gear, study shows

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:51 +0000

Research comparing Adirondack mountain lakes in New York suggests foot traffic is significant source of pollution

Hiking shoes and outdoor gear are likely a significant source of microplastic pollution in the wilderness, new research that checked for the pernicious material in several Adirondack mountain lakes in upstate New York suggests.

Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:17:37 +0000

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

Investment in climate action is the economic growth story of the 21st century, while growth fuelled by fossil fuels is futile because the damage it causes ends in self-destruction, the economist Nicholas Stern has said.

Emissions linked to Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could lead to at least 480 deaths, research suggests

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:00:17 +0000

Scientists have examined the $16.5bn project’s climate impact and found it could expose more than half a million people to unprecedented heat

How do you even birdwatch? A comedian and birdwatching champion explain – video

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:02:02 +0000

Birdwatching: everyone's doing it (we think)! But how exactly do you start? Is it really the cure-all to gen Z and millennial woes? BirdLife's Sean Dooley and comedian Geraldine Hickey show Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley the ins and outs of birdwatching - just in time for the 2025 bird of the year

Which Australian birds are the peoples' choice? Matilda Boseley finds out - video

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:04:55 +0000

Farmers praised the move, but scientists and opposition parties criticised it as ‘weak’ and ‘unambitious’

Environmental campaigners have accused New Zealand’s government of “full-blown climate denial” after it slashed targets for reducing emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.

New Zealand’s right-leaning coalition government outlined plans on Sunday to reduce methane emissions by between 14 and 24% by 2050, compared to 2017 levels.

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier | Francesco Grillo

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:12 +0000

Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order

A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:12 +0000

The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide

The crew of the Ísleifur II had just finished casting their nets off the coast of southern Iceland when they realised something was wrong. In the early morning gloom in November 1963, a dark mass filled the sky over the Atlantic Ocean. They rushed to the radio, thinking that another fishing vessel was burning at sea, but no boats in the area were in distress.