Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Falling tree kills woman as severe weather sweeps across Victoria and Tasmania and into NSW

admin — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 20:28:26 +0000

Storms lead to flood evacuation warnings and thousands left without power in Tasmania as trees down and homes damaged across Melbourne

NSW urged to remove 51 shark nets after hundreds of dolphins and turtles caught last summer

admin — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 15:00:09 +0000

Advocates against nets say sharks can easily swim underneath them and drone surveillance is more effective

VAT should be cut on refurbished electricals, says Currys boss

admin — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:20:29 +0000

Alex Baldock wants to keep gadgets out of landfill as UK’s largest electricals retailer embraces repair and reuse

The UK government should slash VAT on refurbished electrical products to keep gadgets out of landfill, according to the boss of Currys.

“It has already been charged once on these products,” said Alex Baldock, the head of the UK’s largest electrical goods retailer. “I would like to see a radical reduction or entire cut on these products.”

Why bother going on holiday when I can watch other people’s on TikTok? | Emma Beddington

admin — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:00:04 +0000

I’ve discovered the perfect way to avoid the stress of travel, the mosquito bites and the overtourism. Plus, I can stay at home and tend my tomatoes while knowing I’m saving the planet

I haven’t been on holiday this summer, but don’t start tuning the tiny violins. I derive an unusual satisfaction from working when others aren’t (burning martyr is my preferred summer fragrance) and I don’t like change, or strange pillows. Plus, what would Susan, the pigeon who lives on our roof, and my bounteous crop of five unripe tomatoes do without me?

‘This was a terrible idea’: the incident that broke Republicans’ DeSantis fever

admin — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:00:39 +0000

Ironically named Great Outdoors Initiative that would pave over acres of state parks sent steadfast allies over the edge

Many protected landscapes owned by English water firms in disrepair, data shows

admin — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 06:00:28 +0000

Exclusive: Figures reveal just 16% of company-controlled sites of special scientific interest are in good condition

Water companies are allowing important natural landscapes they own to fall into disrepair, data shows, with only 16% of sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) under their control in good condition.

The companies have been accused of “polluting for profit” by not investing to improve the status of their SSSIs.

Alarm as Australia records ‘gobsmacking’ hot August temperatures

admin — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:00:21 +0000

Heat building up in country’s centre and driving south-east is causing ‘really unusual’ heatwave that is breaking winter records

A day in the life of a Queensland prawn trawler – in pictures

admin — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:00:21 +0000

Photographer Paul Hilton shadowed Captain Robert Bergholz on his boat Restless to see how a local prawn trawler’s day unfolds

What’s the fight over McPhillamys goldmine about and why has Tanya Plibersek hit out at ‘misinformation’?

admin — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:00:20 +0000

Environment minister’s cultural site declaration draws accusations of torpedoing a $1bn NSW project but she insists it was vital to protect Aboriginal heritage

Vast ‘doughnut’ discovered in molten metal of Earth’s core

admin — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:00:13 +0000

Australian scientists hail finding as a step in unlocking secrets of planet’s protective magnetic field

By travelling to the centre of the Earth via seismic waves scientists have discovered a ring-like structure within the swirling pool of molten metal known as the outer core.

Research published in the journal Science Advances has identified a doughnut-shaped region within the outer core, parallel to the equator.