Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean leader calls out rich countries for climate failures as ‘horrendous’ storm makes landfall

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:23:49 +0000

Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines calls Cop ‘largely a talk shop’ and beseeches west to honor commitments

The prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has decried a lack of political will in western Europe and the US to tackle global climate change as Hurricane Beryl has made landfall as an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm.

Labour will take global lead on climate action, Ed Miliband vows

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:08:48 +0000

Exclusive: shadow energy security secretary promises to fill ‘vacuum’ left by Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero

Labour will promise to take the lead on global efforts to tackle the climate crisis, filling a “vacuum of leadership” on the world stage and proving Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero has been a “historic mistake”, Ed Miliband has said.

The shadow energy security and net zero secretary said the UK needed to change course and was “off track”.

Researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world's warmest waters

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:18:20 +0000

A team of researchers have identified unexpected ways coral reef fish living in the warmest waters on earth, in the Arabian Gulf, have adapted to survive extreme temperatures.

Sixty-million-year-old grape seeds reveal how the death of the dinosaurs may have paved the way for grapes to spread

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:17:19 +0000

Scientists discovered the oldest fossil grapes in the Western Hemisphere, which help show how after the death of the dinosaurs, grapes spread across the world.

A rat: ‘We can no longer live as rats: we know too much’ | Helen Sullivan

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:00:18 +0000

Most rats, like most people, try to distinguish themselves

“You must go to the rats,” the Great Owl tells Mrs Frisby in the Rats of Nimh.

Mrs Frisby, a mouse, needs help: her son is sick and she has to move out of her house at the edge of a field, because the field will soon be ploughed.

Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse scraps US filming plans after outcry from Native American groups

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:00:17 +0000

Hit show’s British host Graham Hancock has been criticized for promoting fringe beliefs about advanced lost civilization

Controversial British writer Graham Hancock has abandoned plans to film a new season of his hit Netflix show Ancient Apocalypse in the US following an outcry from Indigenous groups over his depiction of their history and culture.

Hancock is a former journalist who has been criticized by experts for his promotion of fringe beliefs in the show which presents theories about an advanced lost civilization active during the last ice age.

Environment Agency refuses to reveal directors’ possible conflicts of interest

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:25:39 +0000

Agency rejected FOI request about potential conflicts of financial and business interests held by regional directors

The Environment Agency is refusing to provide campaigners with details of potential conflicts of interests with water companies held by its directors across England.

Chilly nights to continue as parts of Australia weather coldest start to winter in decades

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:56:45 +0000

Rain expected to ease but no respite from cold nights in New South Wales and Victoria until well into July, with just 1C forecast for Melbourne on Wednesday

At least 30 Reform candidates have cast doubt on human-induced global heating

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:00:42 +0000

Exclusive: Analysis of social media posts, including by candidates projected to win seats, finds multiple mentions of ‘hoaxes’ and ‘the Illuminati’

At least 30 Reform UK candidates have posted material or made statements that cast doubt on the validity of human-induced global heating, a Guardian analysis can reveal.

A suite of the party’s prospective parliamentary candidates have publicly cast doubt on the existence of the emission-caused climate crisis.

‘We can’t let the animals die’: drought leaves Sicilian farmers facing uncertain future

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:00:41 +0000

Rainfall is down 40% since 2003 and experts predict a third of Sicily will be desert by 2030

Every morning, as soon as he wakes up, Luca Cammarata looks to the sky in the hope that some clouds on the horizon will bring a few drops of water. On his farm in the Sicilian interior, it hasn’t rained for months. Cammarata’s 200 goats graze on a parched landscape resembling a lunar surface, forced to eat dry weeds and drink from a muddy pond.