Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves en Climate leaders condemn Trump EPA’s biggest rollback yet: ‘This is corruption’ https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/climate-leaders-condemn-trump-epa-s-biggest-rollback-yet-corruption <p>Leaders promise to fight back with court challenges as Trump rescinds finding foundational to US climate rules</p> <p>Climate leaders gathered outside the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters on Wednesday to condemn the Trump administration’s plans to repeal the legal finding underpinning all federal climate regulations, and promised to fight against the rollback.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/climate-leaders-condemn-trump-epa-s-biggest-rollback-yet-corruption" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:10:43 +0000 admin 102604 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Portugal urged to adapt to climate emergency after series of deadly storms https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/portugal-urged-adapt-climate-emergency-after-series-deadly-storms <p>Continuing extreme weather has caused deaths of 16 people, evacuation of thousands and destruction of homes</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/12/ukraine-russia-strikes-odesa-power-drone-strikes-zelenskyy-putin-portugal-floods-europe-live-news">Europe live – latest updates</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/portugal-urged-adapt-climate-emergency-after-series-deadly-storms" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:40:44 +0000 admin 102603 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/we-can-move-beyond-capitalist-model-and-save-climate-here-are-first-three-steps-jason- <p>Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/we-can-move-beyond-capitalist-model-and-save-climate-here-are-first-three-steps-jason-" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:13 +0000 admin 102602 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org ‘Unprecedented’ spate of toxic mushroom illnesses jar California https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/unprecedented-spate-toxic-mushroom-illnesses-jar-california <p>After state sees four deaths and 40 hospitalizations, public health officials and foraging experts urge caution</p> <p>A wet winter in California has produced a surge of wild fungi – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/19/california-mushroom-foraging-shroom-boom-fungus">a shroom boom</a> that would typically have foragers cheering. But among the chanterelles and porcinis, a much more dangerous fungus called the death cap – also known as the Amanita phalloides – is causing alarm.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/unprecedented-spate-toxic-mushroom-illnesses-jar-california" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:12 +0000 admin 102601 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/race-save-wikie-and-keijo-mother-and-son-orcas-left-shut-down-aquarium <p>Marineland Antibes, the French government and animal welfare groups all agree on the need to rehome the listless killer whales but no one can agree where</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/race-save-wikie-and-keijo-mother-and-son-orcas-left-shut-down-aquarium" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:41 +0000 admin 102600 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix that https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/economics-has-failed-climate-crisis-complexity-scientist-has-mind-blowing-plan-fix <p>Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world</p> <p>It’s a mind-blowing idea: an economic model of the world in which every company is individually represented, making realistic decisions that change as the economy changes. From this astonishing complexity would emerge forecasts of unprecedented clarity. These would be transformative: no more flying blind into global financial crashes, no more climate policies that fail to shift the dial.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/economics-has-failed-climate-crisis-complexity-scientist-has-mind-blowing-plan-fix" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:00:43 +0000 admin 102599 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Thursday briefing: Britain ​is ​flooding, ​so ​why ​is ​support for ​net ​zero ​drying ​up? https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/thursday-briefing-britain-flooding-so-why-support-net-zero-drying <p>In today’s newsletter: ​Misinformation, rising bills and shifting party lines ​have reshape​d attitudes toward green policies​ at a time when the UK has experienced unprecedented weather events</p> <p>Good morning. It has rained for 40 days and 40 nights.</p> <p>No, I’m not reciting the story of Noah’s Ark, but a tale from the Met Office. In some parts of the UK, the forecaster said it really has rained for 40 days in a row. Devon, Cornwall and Worcestershire have barely had a break.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/thursday-briefing-britain-flooding-so-why-support-net-zero-drying" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:48:02 +0000 admin 102598 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Why red roses on Valentine's Day are so bad for the planet – video https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/why-red-roses-valentines-day-are-so-bad-planet-video <p>A dozen red roses may say 'I love you', but many conventional bouquets carry an environmental price, having been imported by air, dipped in chemicals and wrapped in plastic. Guardian Australia's Petra Stock explains how you can choose flowers that show you care for both a valentine and the environment</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/06/valentines-day-flowers-redo-roses">Roses are red, violets are blue: why Valentine’s Day flowers need a redo</a></p> </li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/why-red-roses-valentines-day-are-so-bad-planet-video" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:11:04 +0000 admin 102597 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Towards climate-ready marine protected areas: challenges and strategic pathways https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/towards-climate-ready-marine-protected-areas-challenges-and-strategic-pathways <p>npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 12 February 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-026-00184-3">doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00184-3</a></p> <p>Towards climate-ready marine protected areas: challenges and strategic pathways</p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 admin 102596 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it have the stomach to make polluters pay? | Clear Air https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/labor-will-never-have-better-time-revisit-carbon-pricing-does-it-have-stomach-make-pol <p>The government has not made enough of a dent in emissions, but global trends and a shambolic opposition offer a rare opportunity to act</p> <ul> <li> <p>Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/sign-up-for-the-clear-air-australia-environment-newsletter-with-adam-morton?CMP=cvau_sfl">Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/labor-will-never-have-better-time-revisit-carbon-pricing-does-it-have-stomach-make-pol" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:58:13 +0000 admin 102595 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org