Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:00:48 +0000

Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’

A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline has ended, according to a new study, with the largest year-to-year wintertime reduction ever recorded.

Afghanistan floods kill at least 20 people, with more than 100 missing

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:31:06 +0000

National disaster agency confirms ‘severe financial and human losses’ in remote province of Nuristan

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 80 injured in flooding that hit Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, the country’s disaster management agency said on Monday.

In Parun, the provincial capital, a further 105 people including the mayor were missing, said Feraidon Samim, a spokesperson for the Nuristan governor.

Weather warnings as tropical depression develops along US Gulf coast

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:55:04 +0000

Depression set to become tropical storm later on Monday as separate storm strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific coast

A tropical depression was continuing to develop along the US Gulf coast on Monday as Tropical Storm Fausto strengthened off Mexico’s south-west Pacific coast.

Australian ski resorts smash July climate records with temperatures 12C above average

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:45 +0000

Resorts in New South Wales and Victoria face a warm and dry start to the season with only sporadic falls of natural snow in many alpine areas

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Alpine ski resorts in New South Wales and Victoria saw climate records shattered at the weekend with maximum temperatures up to 12C above average.

Big Bear’s missing bald eagle believed to have been found alive but injured

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:36:39 +0000

Bald eagle found hurt in California after fight with other birds, says group, as eagle called Jackie not seen on cameras

‘A public health emergency waiting to occur’: how US industry groups spent years fighting who gets to measure toxic air

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:43 +0000

Air polluters try to ensure toxic emissions happen far from monitors – but the people who live nearby still feel it

Kimbrelle Kyereh lives just a few hundred feet from the massive chemical storage tanks in St Rose, in south-eastern Louisiana. Oily fumes sometimes drift into her home, bringing headaches, nausea and insomnia. On one such night, she grabbed her son at 3am and fled to an all-night Ihop.

‘My shirt was wringing’: National Express bus drivers speak out on 40C conditions

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:51:42 +0000

Drivers in West Midlands say buses ‘unbearable’ during heatwaves, raising employee and passenger safety fears

Bus drivers in the West Midlands have spoken out about the “horrendous” working conditions they have experienced during heatwaves, which led to 40C temperatures in their cabs.

Earth’s waters are quietly running out of oxygen, scientists warn

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:29:38 +0000

Oxygen is disappearing from oceans, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters at an alarming rate, threatening aquatic life and weakening the natural processes that help regulate Earth’s climate. Scientists warn that this widespread deoxygenation is closely connected to other major planetary threats, including warming, pollution, biodiversity loss, and ocean acidification.

On a Colorado farm, solar panels bring shade for plants, power – and cash: in pictures

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:40 +0000

More than 3,000 solar panels power Jack’s Solar Garden, cool the land and help it turn a profit

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Trump officials kill proposed rules for Pfas-contaminated sewage fertilizer

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:40 +0000

EPA tosses out scientific research carried out under Biden and says toxic sludge not a significant threat to public