Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en ‘Enormously exciting’ fossils found in NSW opal field suggest Australia had ‘age of monotremes’ https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/enormously-exciting-fossils-found-nsw-opal-field-suggest-australia-had-age-monotremes <p>Discovery of ‘echidnapus’ and two more species show the furry egg-layers predated marsupials</p> <ul> <li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">morning and afternoon news emails</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li> </ul> <p>Some time about 100m years ago in what is now an Australian opal field, a weird, furry, egg-laying, rabbit-sized mammal was gliding through a waterhole across a massive polar floodplain.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/enormously-exciting-fossils-found-nsw-opal-field-suggest-australia-had-age-monotremes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 26 May 2024 15:00:58 +0000 admin 95860 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org We tested landscaping supplies on sale in Sydney stores for asbestos – it came back positive https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/we-tested-landscaping-supplies-sale-sydney-stores-asbestos-it-came-back-positive <p>Exclusive: Independent testing of recycled soil fill for sale finds two of four samples would not meet legislated thresholds, and one contained asbestos</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/we-tested-landscaping-supplies-sale-sydney-stores-asbestos-it-came-back-positive" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 26 May 2024 15:00:56 +0000 admin 95861 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org UK weather: heavy rain and thunderstorms hit England and Wales https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/uk-weather-heavy-rain-and-thunderstorms-hit-england-and-wales <p>Warnings of possible flooding, travel delays and power cuts as Met Office issues yellow warning</p> <p>More than an inch of rain could fall in one hour as thunderstorms lash parts of England and Wales, forecasters have warned.</p> <p>Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop on Sunday afternoon, with 20-30mm of rain predicted. There may also be hail and lightning strikes, with people warned to expect possible flooding, travel delays and power cuts.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/uk-weather-heavy-rain-and-thunderstorms-hit-england-and-wales" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 26 May 2024 09:25:26 +0000 admin 95859 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org ‘A blocked loo is on you’: surge in ‘fatbergs’ as bizarre items flushed down Sydney’s toilets https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/blocked-loo-you-surge-fatbergs-bizarre-items-flushed-down-sydney-s-toilets <p>Sydney Water says data shows men aged between 18 and 29 are biggest culprits when it comes to flushing rubbish down the toilet </p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/blocked-loo-you-surge-fatbergs-bizarre-items-flushed-down-sydney-s-toilets" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 26 May 2024 04:39:36 +0000 admin 95858 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org ‘Knight in spiny armor’: could lobsters help save Florida’s dying corals? https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/knight-spiny-armor-could-lobsters-help-save-florida-s-dying-corals <p>A three-year study found that the spiny lobsters’ urine scared off predatory worms and snails who snack on the delicate organisms</p> <p>An unexpected champion has emerged in the increasingly grave battle to save Florida’s imperiled coral reefs: spiny lobsters that urinate in the water and scare off predatory worms and snails seeking to feast on the delicate organisms.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/knight-spiny-armor-could-lobsters-help-save-florida-s-dying-corals" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sat, 25 May 2024 13:00:26 +0000 admin 95857 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org More than 5,000 feral horses culled in Kosciuszko national park since aerial shooting resumed https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/more-5000-feral-horses-culled-kosciuszko-national-park-aerial-shooting-resumed <p>Conservationist says for first time number of animals removed exceeds annual population growth</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/more-5000-feral-horses-culled-kosciuszko-national-park-aerial-shooting-resumed" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sat, 25 May 2024 05:41:39 +0000 admin 95856 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Court bid to prevent Spurs leasing rewilded London golf course fails https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/court-bid-prevent-spurs-leasing-rewilded-london-golf-course-fails <p>A football academy will be built on the site and campaigners say high court decision threatens other public parks</p> <p>Public parks across London and beyond are being put at risk by a high court judgment in favour of Enfield council leasing a rewilded golf course to Tottenham Hotspur for a football academy, campaigners say.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/court-bid-prevent-spurs-leasing-rewilded-london-golf-course-fails" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sat, 25 May 2024 05:00:17 +0000 admin 95855 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Nearly 175 arrested as climate protesters target France’s TotalEnergies and key investor https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/nearly-175-arrested-climate-protesters-target-france-s-totalenergies-and-key-investor <p>Demonstrators gathered outside Paris meetings of energy giant and Amundi, with some forcing their way into fund manager’s tower block</p> <p>The head of TotalEnergies has told shareholders that new oilfields have to be developed to meet global demand, as the annual meetings of the French energy giant and one of its biggest shareholders were picketed by climate activists.</p> <p>Police said they detained 173 people among hundreds who gathered outside the Paris headquarters of Amundi, one of the world’s biggest investment managers and a major TotalEnergies shareholder.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/nearly-175-arrested-climate-protesters-target-france-s-totalenergies-and-key-investor" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sat, 25 May 2024 03:02:57 +0000 admin 95854 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Hay festival drops main sponsor after boycotts over Israel and fossil fuel links https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hay-festival-drops-main-sponsor-after-boycotts-over-israel-and-fossil-fuel-links <p>Literary event ‘suspends’ arrangement with Baillie Gifford after Charlotte Church and Nish Kumar joined performers pulling out</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/may/24/israel-gaza-war-live-icj-rafah-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-news-updates">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></li> </ul> <p>The Hay literary festival has dropped its principal sponsor after boycotts from speakers and performers over the firm’s links to Israel and fossil fuel companies.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hay-festival-drops-main-sponsor-after-boycotts-over-israel-and-fossil-fuel-links" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 24 May 2024 16:07:15 +0000 admin 95853 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org ‘Kitty cat’ storms hitting US heartland are growing threat to home insurance https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/kitty-cat-storms-hitting-us-heartland-are-growing-threat-home-insurance <p>Smaller secondary systems that create hailstorms and tornadoes pack a punch that is causing billions of dollars in damages</p> <p><em>This story was originally published by <a href="http://grist.org/">Grist</a> and is reproduced here as part of the <a href="http://www.climatedesk.org/">Climate Desk</a> collaboration</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/kitty-cat-storms-hitting-us-heartland-are-growing-threat-home-insurance" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Fri, 24 May 2024 14:00:59 +0000 admin 95852 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org