Breaking Waves: Ocean News

A disease outbreak nearly cost this US poultry farmer everything. One more could wipe him out

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:31:24 +0000

As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business

Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of trucks and cars entering his poultry farm.

“We spray them off and scrub them with a brush. It’s a precaution; the goal is to eliminate as many potential avenues for a pathogen to enter as possible,” said the owner of Tardif Poultry Farm, located in the Connecticut countryside east of Hartford.

England has just had its hottest June on record, Met Office data shows

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:47:45 +0000

Chief scientist says dangerous heatwaves, which are getting more likely, ‘bring home the implications of climate change’

The month of June was the hottest in England on record, driven by a searing heatwave in the final days of the month, which for the first time had red heat alerts for three days, according to Met Office data.

The Met Office said provisional statistics showed Wales and the UK as a whole had recorded their second-warmest June since 1884.

New Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: ‘Nobody wants to leave home’

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:37 +0000

After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave if forced to’. But what would it take to stay?

When a study in May concluded that New Orleans has hit a “point of no return” due to the climate crisis that will require people to eventually retreat from their storied yet ultimately doomed city, the local reaction was swift and fiery.

Trump to attend opening of Roosevelt library amid overturning conservation efforts

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:30:34 +0000

Theodore Roosevelt protected swathes of land, while Trump has lifted protections from more than 86m acres

Donald Trump will attend a ribbon cutting for the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on Wednesday, touting the legacy of a president his own administration is attempting to destroy, critics say.

What is the United States of America now? | Rebecca Solnit

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:33 +0000

The United States of America is … so many things, horrific and magnificent, good and evil, promising and cursed

The United States of America is a truck that has driven into a ditch. The United States of America is a program that has been hacked. The United States of America is … so many things, horrific and magnificent, good and evil, promising and cursed, as it approaches its quarter-millennium mark. I say it as though the US was one thing, but it is a thousand things.

When the right denies the true danger of heatwaves, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk? | George Monbiot

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:00:27 +0000

The class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agenda

Neil the seal wreaks beautiful havoc in southern Tasmania – video

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:27:48 +0000

Bollards, cones, fences and LandCruisers stand little chance against a 1,000kg giant known as 'Neil the seal'. The five-year-old elephant seal is already a local legend and has once again taken up residence in towns in southern Tasmania. He's bypassing barricades, he's crushing fences, he's lying in roads

A 1,000kg mammal is wreaking havoc in Tasmania – and Neil the seal is loved for it

Specieswatch: How heatwaves play havoc with bees’ fertility

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:26 +0000

Study reveals extreme heat causes sharp drop with knock-on effect for pollination of food crops in following years

We know heatwaves have serious health consequences for humans, but what about other species? A study has shown they severely diminish bees’ fertility, with significant implications for the pollination of food crops in the following years.

Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:00:22 +0000

European scientists warn of consequences for weather patterns, the global climate and marine life

Temperatures on the ocean surface have hit a record high, raising fears of another burst of extreme heat this summer.

On 21 June, temperatures outside the polar regions exceeded the extraordinary highs observed at the same time in 2023 and 2024, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Wednesday.

World Cup matches played in potentially dangerous heat as players’ union makes climate warning

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:00:10 +0000

Nine of the group stage games played in severe heat, analysis finds, as union points to lessons for the whole sport

Nine matches in the World Cup group stage were played amid potentially dangerous heat and humidity, a Guardian analysis shows, as the global players’ union Fifpro warned that heat would have to “play a bigger part” in the sport’s future scheduling decisions.