Breaking Waves: Ocean News

RFK Jr faces call for investigation into claim he chainsawed whale’s head off

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:16:37 +0000

Activists say Kennedy could’ve committed felony violation for allegedly driving with whale skull strapped to car roof

His independent White House campaign has fizzled, but the flow of bizarre stories of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s unorthodox handling of the carcasses of wild mammals has experienced no similar suspension.

Corn sweat: crop moisture amplifies humidity and heat in US midwest

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:15:35 +0000

Moisture from crops drives up already high humidity in areas where 55 million are under extreme heat alerts

You won’t believe your ears, but corn is making the extreme heat the US midwest is battling feel more intense, according to experts.

Heat-related deaths have increased by 117% in the US since 1999 – report

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:34:38 +0000

More than 21,500 US deaths over last two decades were connected to heat, top medical journal finds

As record-breaking heatwaves continue across parts of the US, a new report shows that heat-related deaths in the country rose by 117% between 1999 and 2023.

New peregrine in town: female falcon becomes latest to nest atop Melbourne skyscraper

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:00:47 +0000

The cameras that made the falcons a social media phenomenon are rolling again for a new breeding season

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For more than three decades, Melbourne’s famed Collins Street peregrine falcons have treated a CBD skyscraper ledge as home.

Green groups urge Ed Miliband to scrap Drax subsidies

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:54:34 +0000

Open letter to Labour energy secretary from 41 groups says wood-burning biomass plants are putting forests and biodiversity at risk

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More than 40 green groups have called on Ed Miliband to scrap plans to pay billions in subsidies to the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire for it to keep burning wood pellets imported from overseas forests.

Scientists tied to chemical industry plan to derail PFAS rule on drinking water

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:00:40 +0000

Michael Dourson receives funds from chemical makers and plans to develop and publish studies that benefit firms

Scientists with financial ties to industry and histories of producing controversial research to derail chemical regulations are mobilizing to attack strict new federal drinking water limits for toxic PFAS, or “forever chemicals”, documents reviewed by the Guardian reveal.

‘Holy grail’ ghost orchid rediscovered in UK for the first time since 2009

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:55:28 +0000

Location of recently found sample of Britain’s rarest plant kept secret to protect it from enthusiasts and poachers

Britain’s rarest plant, a “holy grail” orchid, has been rediscovered for the first time since 2009, and scientists are now working to protect it from slugs, deer – and poachers.

The ghost orchid was discovered earlier this month by Richard Bate, a dental surgeon, orchid lover and member of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI).

So Starbucks’ CEO commutes to work by private jet? Let’s not pretend the super-rich care about the planet | Arwa Mahdawi

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:38:40 +0000

It’s paper straws and compostable cups for the masses, space travel and $600m weddings for their overlords. No wonder everyone who can afford it wants a doomsday bunker

How solving the mystery of pregnant tiger sharks in the Maldives could help save the apex predator

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:45:00 +0000

Millions of sharks are killed every year, but a population in the island paradise could hold clues to where they breed and give birth, enabling better protections

Within minutes the sharks, with their characteristic stripes and sharp, jagged teeth, appear from the depths of the Indian Ocean. They follow the scent of fish blood and oil coming from tuna heads a research team has hidden under a pile of rocks in a shallow sandy area.

Prozac in waterways is changing how fish behave, research finds

admin — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 04:01:01 +0000

Australian study of guppies shows that pharmaceutical pollution could threaten species’ long-term survival

Contamination of waterways with the antidepressant Prozac is disrupting fish bodies and behaviours in ways that could threaten their long-term survival, new research has found.