Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en Hopes rise for green economy boom at Africa Climate Summit https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hopes-rise-green-economy-boom-africa-climate-summit <p>Renewables are thriving, with Africa breaking solar energy records – but action is needed to plug financing gap</p> <p>The first signs of a takeoff of Africa’s green economy are raising hopes that a transformation of the continent’s fortunes may be under way, driven by solar power and an increase in low-carbon investment.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hopes-rise-green-economy-boom-africa-climate-summit" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:38:22 +0000 admin 101185 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Giant cuttlefish! They are in danger and scientists are going to save them with … bubbles! | First Dog on the Moon https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/giant-cuttlefish-they-are-danger-and-scientists-are-going-save-them-bubbles-first-dog- <p>The only other option was to go back in time and do something about climate change but time travel hasn’t been invented yet </p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/16/-sp-first-dog-on-the-moon-subscribe-by-email">Sign up here to get an email</a> whenever First Dog cartoons are published</p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://firstshoponthemoon.com/">Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop</a> if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints</p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/giant-cuttlefish-they-are-danger-and-scientists-are-going-save-them-bubbles-first-dog-" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 06:24:34 +0000 admin 101184 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/millions-britons-face-higher-risk-heart-failure-due-dirty-air-study-suggests <p>Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research shows</p> <p>Millions of Britons face a higher risk of stroke or heart failure because of dirty air where they live.</p> <p>People living in areas of the UK with the worst levels of air pollution are 27% more likely to develop heart failure, compared with people in areas with the cleanest air, a study suggests.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/millions-britons-face-higher-risk-heart-failure-due-dirty-air-study-suggests" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 05:00:42 +0000 admin 101183 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org ‘Tip of the methane iceberg’: 130,000 coal boreholes must be audited after toxic leaks in Queensland, experts say https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/tip-methane-iceberg-130000-coal-boreholes-must-be-audited-after-toxic-leaks-queensland <p>Concerns abandoned coal boreholes in Queensland and NSW could be emitting ‘equivalent of 65m cars’ worth of methane</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/08/australia-news-live-erin-patterson-mushroom-murders-trial-sentencing-blood-moon-pictures-shark-net-beach-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/tip-methane-iceberg-130000-coal-boreholes-must-be-audited-after-toxic-leaks-queensland" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:29:23 +0000 admin 101182 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Dinosaur teeth reveal secrets of Jurassic life 150 million years ago https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/dinosaur-teeth-reveal-secrets-jurassic-life-150-million-years-ago <p>Sauropod tooth scratches reveal that some dinosaurs migrated seasonally, others ate a wide variety of plants, and climate strongly shaped their diets. Tanzania’s sand-blasted vegetation left especially heavy wear, offering rare insights into ancient ecosystems.</p> Sun, 07 Sep 2025 21:26:38 +0000 admin 101181 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Minns’s $140m great koala national park will ‘obliterate’ regional towns, Coalition claims https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/minns-s-140m-great-koala-national-park-will-obliterate-regional-towns-coalition-claims <p>Labor’s koala strategy doesn’t go far enough, Coalition says, but environmentalists hail park a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ decision</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/08/australia-news-live-erin-patterson-mushroom-murders-trial-sentencing-blood-moon-pictures-shark-net-beach-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/minns-s-140m-great-koala-national-park-will-obliterate-regional-towns-coalition-claims" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:00:24 +0000 admin 101180 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org The man and the mushroom kayak: can a boat made from mycellim change the future/ https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/man-and-mushroom-kayak-can-boat-made-mycellim-change-future <p>Sam Shoemaker’s record-setting voyage shows the promise – and limits – of fungi as a plastic alternative</p> <p>On a clear, still morning in early August, Sam Shoemaker launched his kayak into the waters off Catalina Island and began paddling. His goal: to traverse the open ocean to San Pedro, just south of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a>, some 26.4 miles away.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/man-and-mushroom-kayak-can-boat-made-mycellim-change-future" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 07 Sep 2025 14:00:22 +0000 admin 101179 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org The climate solution both the right and the left can get behind | Bill McKibben https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/climate-solution-both-right-and-left-can-get-behind-bill-mckibben <p>We’re beyond Mel Gibson’s Mad Max era. We no longer need oil to make it through the apocalypse</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/climate-solution-both-right-and-left-can-get-behind-bill-mckibben" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:00:22 +0000 admin 101178 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Maryland screwworm case has US officials bracing for return of an old foe https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/maryland-screwworm-case-has-us-officials-bracing-return-old-foe <p>Rise in cases south of the border prompts concern over US livestock as Trump budget cuts hit research and foreign aid</p> <p>A patient in Maryland was diagnosed in August with New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, after traveling to El Salvador. Doctors and veterinarians say the case poses very low risks for human health in the US, but it comes after an increase of cases in South and Central America and the Caribbean in recent years. It also highlights the importance of international cooperation on research and prevention.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/maryland-screwworm-case-has-us-officials-bracing-return-old-foe" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 07 Sep 2025 11:00:18 +0000 admin 101177 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Crossing Bass Strait in a boat made entirely of rubbish – video https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/crossing-bass-strait-boat-made-entirely-rubbish-video <p>Samuel McLennan has spent two years salvaging fish farm waste and other marine debris from Tasmanian shores for his oceangoing vessel. McLennan's boat, which he named Heart, has slowly made its way across the Bass Strait to Victoria. Otis Filley joined McLennan aboard for part of the journey</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2025/sep/05/crossing-bass-strait-in-a-boat-made-entirely-of-rubbish-and-trash-video">Continue reading...</a></p> Sat, 06 Sep 2025 20:00:03 +0000 admin 101176 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org