Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Rewilding group to assess possible return of white storks to London

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:01:53 +0000

Citizen Zoo to map habitats in the capital and consult boroughs and the public about reintroduction of the birds

An urban rewilding group is seeking the public’s views on the potential return of white storks to London as part of a project to see if the birds could make a home in the capital.

White storks could once be seen flying in Britain’s skies and building their huge nests on roofs and in trees, but they disappeared centuries ago as a breeding bird as a result of hunting and habitat loss.

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:30:52 +0000

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

Plastics are a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to human and planetary health, a new expert review has warned. The world is in a “plastics crisis”, it concluded, which is causing disease and death from infancy to old age and is responsible for at least $1.5tn (£1.1tn) a year in health-related damages.

Brush-tailed bettongs released into Mount Gibson sanctuary – video

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:00:43 +0000

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy in July moved 147 brush-tailed bettongs from an 8,000 hectare fenced 'safe haven' to the surrounding sanctuary. With the conservancy managing the population of cats and foxes in the area, they're hoping the bettongs will be able to survive and thrive

Clean energy subsidies should be replaced with ‘market-based incentives’ from 2030, Productivity Commission says

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:30:39 +0000

Interim report on investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation sets out reforms to boost Australia’s productivity

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Fewer green energy tariffs offered as British households opt for cheaper deals

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:00:39 +0000

Industry data shows suppliers have scaled back premium-priced deals based on renewables as demand falls

The number of green energy tariffs available to British households has plummeted during the cost of living crisis as bill payers choose affordability over sustainability, according to industry data.

Energy suppliers have pulled tariffs advertised as “green” from the market since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered a global energy crisis that pushed gas and electricity bills to record highs.

The hidden climate battle between forests and the ocean

admin — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 16:26:48 +0000

Between 2003 and 2021, Earth saw a net boost in photosynthesis, mainly thanks to land plants thriving in warming, wetter conditions—especially in temperate and high-latitude regions. Meanwhile, ocean algae struggled in increasingly stratified and nutrient-poor tropical waters. Scientists tracked this global energy shift using satellite data, revealing that land ecosystems not only added more biomass but also helped stabilize climate by capturing more carbon.

Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave

admin — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 09:00:07 +0000

Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961

Cold Nordic countries are being seared by “truly unprecedented” heat, as hot weather strengthened and lengthened by carbon pollution continues to roast northern Europe.

A weather station in the Norwegian part of the Arctic Circle recorded temperatures above 30C (86F) on 13 days in July, while Finland has had three straight weeks with 30C heat.

Unusually high number of jellyfish arrive in UK seas

admin — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 05:00:05 +0000

Warm sea surface temperatures, exacerbated by global heating, have created favourable conditions for jellyfish

Coming to a beach near you: a guide to the jellyfish you’ll find off the UK coast

An unusually high number of jellyfish have arrived in the UK’s seas this summer, experts have said.

The Guardian view on the green transition: renewables are the future – but countries’ actions must catch up with their promises | Editorial

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:06:48 +0000

To counter attacks on net zero, challenges including the need for grid upgrades will have to be grasped

Two wildfires in US west spur ‘fire clouds’ with erratic weather systems

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:47:05 +0000

Containment slips for megafire in Grand Canyon and large blaze in Utah as hot and dry weather fans flames

Two wildfires burning in the western United States – including one that has become a “mega-fire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon – are so hot that they are spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own erratic weather systems.