Breaking Waves: Ocean News

California braces for its sharkiest summer in a decade – but experts say don’t panic

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:04 +0000

Young great white sharks are returning in large numbers, but researchers say humans are not on the menu

Surfers, swimmers and fishermen across California will be sharing the waves with an influx of visitors this summer: young great white sharks.

Juvenile white sharks are already appearing along the coastline, fleeing warmer than usual waters in Mexico during what’s expected to be an incredibly strong El Niño.

Climate change driving more rains that lead to deadly flash floods, experts say

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:04 +0000

Over the last month, states across the country have experienced record rainfall and flash flooding

Climate change is driving increasingly common bouts of heavy rain in the US that cause deadly and damaging flash floods that will only become more frequent and intense as the crisis worsens, experts say.

Week in wildlife: a stuck raccoon, a hardy mouse and a well-camouflaged wildcat

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

‘We are waiting with bated breath’: experts alarmed as BoM says gathering El Niño could be strongest on record

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:41 +0000

Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarm

Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates

Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:37:19 +0000

Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer trees

Private school grounds in England offer 41% more tree cover than at state schools for cooling and shade in extreme temperatures, research has found.

Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly eastern brown caught in bike wheel

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:52:54 +0000

Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomous

A woman in her 60s is recovering after being bitten by a two-metre-long eastern brown snake that had become entangled in her bike chain in regional Australia.

She was riding on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar, in the Tweed shire in northern New South Wales, when she ran over the snake.

Emergencies on planet Earth: images from the climate crisis – in pictures

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:15 +0000

From fierce flooding and escaped pigs to birds that can’t fly due to the weight of plastic in their stomachs, mankind’s biggest challenges are on stark display at Summit Photo 2026

Robots, AI and drones: how the Dutch navy is using tech to transform its sea defences

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:14 +0000

Uncrewed systems are the future for armed forces and the Netherlands is leading the way ‘to keep people out of danger zones’

On each side of the target ship, a black vessel keeps a watchful distance. Defender 1 and Defender 2 are the eyes and ears of the navy – but they have nobody onboard, and their paths are controlled by a computer system.

How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa, displacing thousands

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:01:08 +0000

Adaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warn

Dozens of people drowned, hundreds had to be rescued and thousands were displaced when floods struck the coasts of west Africa last month.

Now scientists have concluded that the rains that caused the floods were supercharged by climate breakdown. Global heating, they say, turned what should have been a routine weather event into a climate catastrophe.

My neighbours and I were left with no water this week. Why was I the only one who seemed annoyed?

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:23:11 +0000

A burst pipe left me high, dry and desperate to wash my hair. But around me, everyone seemed stoic and unsurprised - no rolling of eyes, tutting or, God forbid, speaking ill of the water company