Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Humpback whale freed in Sydney Harbour after rescue mission

admin — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 01:28:28 +0000

Mammal tangled in ropes and buoys was circling ‘erratically’ on Friday morning

Big polluters targeting esports industry with advertising deals, report reveals

admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 23:01:18 +0000

Oil firms, petrostates, airlines and carmakers ‘doubling down’ on sector that is popular with young people

Oil companies, petrostates, airlines and carmakers are among the big polluters bombarding the esports industry with adverts, a study has found.

Esports, short for electronic sports, are competitive video games watched by spectators, with multiplayer games such as League of Legends and Defense of the Ancients 2 attracting peak viewer figures in the millions.

Water campaigners are right about enforcement. Labour’s plans are still too vague | Nils Pratley

admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:49:20 +0000

Without regulatory reforms and proper funding, the country will lack a muscular enforcer to strike fear among polluters

Brazil sends 1,500 firefighters to combat Amazon forest blazes

admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:15:58 +0000

Environment minister says severe drought is ‘aggravating’ factor as smoke engulfs Porto Velho city

The Brazilian government has deployed almost 1,500 firefighters to the Amazon as the most severe drought in decades is turning the rainforest’s usually moist vegetation into kindling and flames.

Could a £2-a-day basic income be the key to protecting rainforests?

admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:00:14 +0000

Pilot scheme in Amazon communities of central Peru aims to help people choose a more sustainable way of living

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“At the beginning, there was a lot of fear and disbelief,” said Ketty Marcelo. “There was a perception from the communities that this was another scam, that it was only looking to steal information or our integrity.”

‘Heat engine’ fuelled by climate crisis bringing blast of summer weather to Australian winter

admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:00:13 +0000

August temperature records under threat as Oodnadatta in South Australia braces for 38C and BoM forecasts above 30C in Brisbane next week

Jail term for climate protester, 77, is disproportionate, says Carla Denyer

admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:11:04 +0000

Green MP tells home secretary sending Just Stop Oil activist to prison is unjust and waste of resources

A 20-month prison sentence handed to a 77-year-old woman for a climate protest on the M25 is disproportionate, unjust and a waste of resources, the Green MP Carla Denyer has said.

Environmental activists urge Kamala Harris to go big on climate: ‘She’s got to seize the moment’

admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:00:12 +0000

With the largest US fossil fuel lobby group at the Democratic convention, some urge VP to prioritize crisis in her speech

As Donald Trump accuses Kamala Harris of waging “war on American energy”, some advocates are pressing the vice-president to embrace a bold climate message at the Democratic national convention this week.

We must restore nature to avoid global catastrophe, warns biodiversity summit president

admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:53:46 +0000

Just cutting carbon emissions will not prevent climate breakdown, says Susana Muhamad before Cop16 in Colombia

Humanity risks catastrophic global heating if it focuses only on decarbonisation at the expense of restoring the natural world, Colombia’s environment minister has said in the lead-up to the world’s key nature summit later this year.

Global surge of water-related violence led by Israeli attacks on Palestinian supplies - report

admin — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:09 +0000

A quarter of all incidents, such as destruction of dams, pipelines and treatment plants, seen in Gaza Strip and West Bank

Israeli attacks on Palestinian water supplies in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip accounted for a quarter of all water-related violence in 2023, as armed conflicts over dwindling resources surged globally, according to new research.