Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Greater gliders not as great at gliding as thought – but still look like magic carpets, experts say

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:01:00 +0000

While new study challenges assumptions about how far they travel, witnessing them in action still takes your breath away, scientists say

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Australia has a love-hate relationship with cats – but under all the emotion is a fascinating history | Jodie Stewart

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:59 +0000

We got our first feline hero in 1971 when Matthew Flinders’ heartfelt tribute to his pet Trim was discovered

In 1872, the city of Melbourne hosted its first cat show one year after London’s Crystal Palace debuted its first show. By 1885, “cats were seldom treated very well” in Australia, according to a writer in the Victorian Almanac that year – but they were pleased to report that Australians were starting to appreciate them more.

‘I’ve never worked with so many conservatives’: the Texans fighting the Big Bend border wall

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:55 +0000

Residents across party lines say Trump’s proposed wall threatens their homes, livelihoods and wilderness along the Rio Grande

Last February, 41-year-old Molly Walker posted an Instagram story: a photo of herself standing in the desert, sunglasses hooked over the front of her shirt, jeans slung low beneath her exposed midriff. She held a protest sign fashioned from a pizza box, a hand-drawn heart framing the words “Border Cultura”, with “NO WALL” scrawled beneath.

The text over the photo included a call to action: “… if you want to organize, DM me.”

Surviving extreme heat increasingly boils down to this: access to air conditioning | Mark Wolfe

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:55 +0000

The next great climate divide will be between countries that have the resources to adapt and those that don’t

This summer, much of the media’s attention has focused on record temperatures across Europe and the United States. Television coverage has been filled with familiar images: heat maps shaded deep red, schools closing, rail lines slowing, wildfires spreading and emergency rooms treating growing numbers of people with heat-related illnesses.

Sadiq Khan backs calls for maximum workplace temperature in UK

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:10:32 +0000

Mayor of London backs calls from unions to update health and safety rules in light of more frequent heatwaves

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is backing calls for a maximum workplace temperature as pressure grows on the government to protect workers from the impact of repeated heatwaves across the UK.

US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics: ‘on the edge of our seats’

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:53 +0000

Oil giant has denied involvement, but climate activists are closely watching court case against Israeli private investigator for answers

A group of American climate activists are closely watching a US court case that could reveal who hired hackers to target their inboxes a decade ago.

Shipwrecks of Shackleton and Scott recreated in 3D digital form after deep sea expedition

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:49 +0000

Canadian scientists visit remains of polar exploration vessels in ‘golden era for shipwreck investigating’

Moments after devouring the final glimmers of light, the seafloor offered nothing but darkness and silt. Then the bow appeared.

More than 1,000ft (305 metres) below the surface of the Labrador Sea, off the coast of Canada, the skeleton of the final ship used by the famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton appeared in its silty grave.

England risks building new ‘death traps’ as experts warn of overheating crisis

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:48 +0000

Vulnerable people more at risk as research finds only half of local authority plans require cooling strategies

England risks constructing a new generation of “death trap” buildings that can fatally overheat unless the government tightens standards and prioritises climate safeguards, planning experts have said.

‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:01:38 +0000

Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record

The UK’s climatic extremes are becoming increasingly normal, a report has found, with last year the hottest on record and further “unprecedented changes” likely to break the record again soon.

Data stretching back to 1884 shows the UK has never experienced a year as hot as 2025, according to the annual State of the UK Climate report, with temperatures pushed to dizzying heights by carbon pollution clogging the atmosphere.

Seven Britons among 12 foreign nationals killed in Spain’s deadly wildfires

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:38:04 +0000

Fire broke out last Thursday in the southeastern province of Almería, which is home to many foreign residents

Seven Britons are among 12 foreign nationals killed in wildfires in southern Spain, authorities said.

Officials said 12 of the 13 victims were foreign nationals after completing postmortem examinations after the fires that swept through Andalusia.