Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘Where do sharks hang out?’: the race to find safe spaces for the Galápagos’ ocean-going predators

admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:00:07 +0000

Scientists are tagging sharks to map Pacific migration routes in a bid to expand marine reserves before more of these endangered species fall prey to illegal industrial fishing

It’s a three-person job to land a 2-metre shark: two to wrap ropes around its thrashing tail and midriff, a third to clamp shut its powerful jaws. Hanging over the side of the Sea Quest fishing skiff, the crew work quickly to minimise any distress to the animal, a female silky shark. Once onboard, a hose attached to a saltwater pump is placed in her mouth, to irrigate her gills.

World will miss target of tripling renewable electricity generation by 2030 – IEA

admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 05:00:04 +0000

Analysis of policies of nearly 150 countries shows shortfall to hit target viewed as vital for transition from fossil fuels

The world is off track to meet the goal of tripling renewable electricity generation by 2030, a target viewed as vital to enable a swift global transition away from fossil fuels, but there are promising signs that the pace of progress may be picking up.

Only three water company prosecutions in England and Wales for unfit drinking supply

admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 05:00:04 +0000

Figures show breaches have rarely led to prosecution by Drinking Water Inspectorate since 2021

The drinking water regulator for England and Wales has brought only three prosecutions against water companies for providing poor quality water since 2021, despite 362 instances in which water was flagged as being unfit for human consumption.

It was all eco: Coldplay beats emissions target for world tour – via kinetic dancefloors and trains

admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 04:15:37 +0000

Band announces their carbon footprint after two years of touring is 59% lower than what was generated on their previous tour, thanks to some creative solutions

Coldplay has announced that they have reduced their touring carbon footprint by 59% compared with their previous world tour – via some creative methods that include kinetic dancefloors that allow dancing fans to generate electricity, recyclable LED wristbands and the band travelling by train.

Aerial pictures show Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupting – video

admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 01:09:43 +0000

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, has begun erupting in a remote area that last saw an eruption half-century ago, the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The eruption is about 1.6 km (1 mile) south of the Kilauea caldera, in an area within Hawaii Volcanoes national park that last erupted in December 1974. The area surrounding the caldera has been closed to the public since 2008 because of other hazards, including ground cracking, instability in the crater wall and rockfalls.

Arrest warrant issued for Aboriginal activist who says he is not an Australian citizen

admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:42:42 +0000

Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta refused to attend court on charges of trespassing over an anti-forestry protest

Republican governors gather to attack Biden’s climate agenda

admin — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:18:51 +0000

Governors say president has ‘done nothing but attack American energy’ and urge end to US fossil-fuel rules and regulations

Republican governors gathered in the fossil-fuel rich state of Louisiana on Monday to rail against the Biden administration’s climate agenda and lay out plans to “unleash American energy”, alarming community advocates and climate experts.

“President Biden has done nothing but attack American energy,” said the Louisiana governor Jeff Landry, who led the Wednesday press conference.

Mapping the seafloor sediment superhighway

admin — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:22:13 +0000

A new scientific model is giving researchers an unprecedented, global look at the activities of clams, worms, and other invertebrate animals that burrow at the bottom of the ocean.

Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees

admin — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:00:05 +0000

Scientists say calamities on same scale as disaster that has killed 169 will become more common if emissions not cut

The unusually intense, prolonged and extensive flooding that has devastated southern Brazil was made at least twice as likely by human burning of fossil fuels and trees, a study has shown.

The record disaster has led to 169 deaths, ruined homes and wrecked harvests, and was worsened by deforestation, investment cuts and human incompetence.

Hot summer may bring 8% rise in utility costs for many people across the US

admin — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:21:29 +0000

US families ‘could be having to sacrifice other aspects of their lives in order to just maintain power’, researcher says

Many people in the US can expect to see an 8% rise in their utility costs this summer, according to a new report. Soaring electricity bills put low-income households at risk from extreme heat, the report noted.