Breaking Waves: Ocean News

The unlikely alliance pressing Trump to regulate Pfas on US farms: ‘This is a basic human right’

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:41:34 +0000

A group of farmers, bikers, truckers and scientists from the political left and right are working to bring attention to the health risks of using toxic sludge as fertilizer

An unlikely alliance of farmers, bikers, truckers, a detective and scientists from across the political spectrum are working to pressure the Trump administration and Republican leadership to rein in the use of toxic sewage sludge as fertilizer on the nation’s farmland.

Aerial footage shows smoke billowing from wildfires in Asturias, Spain – video

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:33:45 +0000

Aerial footage shows thick plumes of smoke from wildfires raging in the northern Spanish region of Asturias.

Wildfires have burned more than a million hectares (2.5m acres) of land in the European Union this year so far, the highest amount in any year since official records began in 2006, EU data showed.

Spain and Portugal have been worst hit and together accounted for about two-thirds of the EU's burnt area

When science meets music: Florida’s oyster decline is being told through jazz

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:00:02 +0000

A professor teamed up with student musicians to inspire interest in data about the ‘catastrophic scale’ of the crisis

A university professor has set her team’s research on the plight of Florida’s declining oyster population to music, aiming to inform a receptive new audience about the “catastrophic” scale of the crisis.

Deforestation has killed half a million people in past 20 years, study finds

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:00:57 +0000

Localised rises in temperature caused by land clearance cause 28,330 heat-related deaths a year, researchers find

Deforestation has killed more than half a million people in the tropics over the past two decades as a result of heat-related illness, a study has found.

Land clearance is raising the temperature in the rainforests of the Amazon, Congo and south-east Asia because it reduces shade, diminishes rainfall and increases the risk of fire, the authors of the paper found.

UK’s richest set to produce 13 times more transport emissions than poorest by 2035

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:51:22 +0000

Thinktank predicts wider inequality gap and calls for revised policies to tackle flying and excess private car use

Inequality in transport emissions between the richest and the poorest in the UK is set to widen dramatically over the next decade, an analysis has found.

The most affluent and mobile already produce 10 times more carbon through their domestic travel than the poorest and least mobile. Under current decarbonisation policies, thinktank researchers forecast this to grow to 13 times by 2035.

Wild bees visit different flowers to balance diet, study shows

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:00:27 +0000

Researchers say findings show need for conservation efforts to focus on nutritional diversity

Wild bees strategically visit different flowers to balance their intake of protein, fat and carbohydrates, a study has found.

A team of ecologists observed eight species of wild bumblebees in the Colorado Rockies over eight years to develop a comprehensive nutritional map.

Snow flurries forecast across four states as cold weather fronts push through Australia’s south-east

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:11:57 +0000

‘Burst of wet and windy weather’ on the way signals chilly start to spring for much of the country

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Wildlife photographer of the year 2025 – in pictures

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:00:26 +0000

Picked from a record 60,636 entries, the first images from the Natural History Museum’s wildlife photographer of the year competition have been released. The photographs, which range from a lion facing down a cobra to magnified mould spores, show the diversity, beauty and complexity of the natural world and humanity’s relationship with it. The winners will be announced on 14 October

Toothless sharks? Ocean acidification could erode predator’s vital weapon, study finds

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:25 +0000

Sharks could struggle to feed themselves efficiently in future, affecting marine ecosystem stability, researchers say

Sharks without teeth might sound like the stuff of dreams to swimmers and surfers. Now a new study has found that ocean acidification could leave the apex predators without their critical survival weapon.

Texas schools that became flood ‘relief hubs’ welcome students back: ‘It’s OK to not be OK’

admin — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:00:09 +0000

Educators across the country confronted with how to deal with children in their schools who experienced tragedy

Schools in parts of Texas reopened their doors two months earlier than planned this summer. But the reason was tragic.