Breaking Waves: Ocean News

What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland

admin — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:00:05 +0000

Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores

UK ‘risks repeat of surging energy bills’ amid continued reliance on gas

admin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 23:01:41 +0000

Energy crisis panel warns country is ‘dangerously unprepared’ and must shift away from gas quickly

Britain is at risk of experiencing a repeat of the sharp increase in energy costs which has fuelled the continuing cost of living crisis because it relies too heavily on gas, according to an expert panel of industry leaders.

The Energy Crisis Commission has warned that the UK is still “dangerously underprepared” for another crisis because it continues to rely on gas for its power plants and home heating.

New evidence says gas exports damage the climate even more than coal. It’s time Australia took serious action | Adam Morton

admin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:36:38 +0000

A US study estimates the total climate pollution from LNG was 33% greater than that from coal over a 20-year period. This should have major ramifications for emissions policy

Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers grows despite western sanctions

admin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:28:45 +0000

Poorly maintained and uninsured vessels transporting up to 70% of country’s seaborne oil, says report

Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers is expanding, according to research, transporting up to 70% of the country’s seaborne oil despite western efforts to curb Moscow’s wartime energy revenues.

A red-lipped batfish: is there anything creepier? | Helen Sullivan

admin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:00:11 +0000

We’ve all been there. We’ve all felt like a badly made-up, odd-limbed, irritable floor-dwelling mess

As you contemplate the wonders of evolution, and how a creature can be born with something weird and new, and that thing can either help it get ahead or not hurt its chances, and it can then reproduce and make another one like it, spare a thought for the red-lipped batfish.

Vauxhall owner to make decision on future of UK plants ‘in next few weeks’

admin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:18:19 +0000

Stellantis chief says company is nearing decision on Ellesmere Port and Luton amid row over EV quotas

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The owner of the Vauxhall, Citroën and Peugeot brands has said a decision will be made on the future of its UK plants “in the next few weeks”, amid a row over government electric vehicle quotas.

Adelaide launches bid to host Cop31 climate conference in 2026

admin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:49:59 +0000

Peter Malinauskas says South Australia’s renewable energy credentials make it a logical host for UN’s annual climate summit

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?

admin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:00:18 +0000

The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating

It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions of zooplankton, crustaceans and other marine organisms rise to the ocean surface to feed on microscopic algae, returning to the depths at sunrise. The waste from this frenzy – Earth’s largest migration of creatures – sinks to the ocean floor, removing millions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year.

‘It looked like something out of Star Trek – I expected it to go at warp speed’: the incredible marine life of the Azores – in pictures

admin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 06:00:17 +0000

The mid-Atlantic archipelago of nine islands, the tips of drowned volcanoes, is a remarkable place for marine mammals. The clear, deep waters provide the perfect habitat for cetaceans, and 28 species of whale and dolphin have been documented there. The Dutch scientist and photographer Jeroen Hoekendijk spent a week in September capturing the diversity of Azorean wildlife

Europe’s medical schools to give more training on diseases linked to climate crisis

admin — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 06:00:15 +0000

New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in health

Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a bigger part of the curriculum at medical schools across Europe in the face of the climate crisis.