Breaking Waves: Ocean News

The sambusa underground: how Minneapolis’ Somalis feed community and resistance

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:00:42 +0000

A fried snack sustained protesters, and the aid continues amid fear and promises that ICE will leave the city

Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:41:26 +0000

While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on average

Plug-in hybrid electric cars (PHEVs) use much more fuel on the road than officially stated by their manufacturers, a large-scale analysis of about a million vehicles of this type has shown.

The Fraunhofer Institute carried out what is thought to be the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, using the data transmitted wirelessly by PHEVs from a variety of manufacturers while they were on the road.

Trump has done more than harm the government’s ability to fight global heating | Jamil Smith

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:00:35 +0000

By repealing the EPA’s determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health, the president is denying reality itself

Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:34 +0000

Report records 65 unprovoked attacks – but annual drowning deaths in US alone exceed 4,000

The number of people killed or bitten by sharks in unprovoked attacks globally increased significantly in 2025, a report published on Wednesday has found, while a single Florida county maintained its crown as the so-called shark bite capital of the world.

Environmental groups sue Trump’s EPA over repeal of landmark climate finding

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:10:49 +0000

Lawsuit from health and environmental justice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’

More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations.

Second wild beaver spotted living at Norfolk nature reserve

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:05:58 +0000

Exclusive: Pensthorpe was believed to be home to just one individual but pair have been filmed grooming each other

No one knows where they came from or how they ended up in Norfolk. But one thing is certain: now, there are two of them.

Mazda, Nissan, Hyundai and Subaru face fines over after first six months of Australia’s new emissions standards

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:06:07 +0000

Almost 70% of companies, including BYD and Toyota, beat their initial target for the average emissions efficiency of the new cars they sold

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No trees, no food, shot for fun … yet Serbia’s imperial eagles are making an improbable return

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:03 +0000

Less than a decade ago, the Balkan country had just one breeding pair of the eastern imperial species of raptor left. Now things are changing, thanks to the dogged work of conservationists

At the start of every spring, before the trees in northern Serbia begin to leaf out, ornithologists drive across the plains of Vojvodina. They check old nesting sites of eastern imperial eagles, scan solitary trees along field margins, and search for signs of new nests.

One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:01:53 +0000

Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is rising

One in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas that could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data.

The figures show the number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise – a previous analysis showed that between 2013 and 2022, one in 13 new homes were in potential flooding zones.

Bayer agrees to pay $7.25bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuits

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:51:40 +0000

Thousands of lawsuits accuse the agrochemical maker of failing to warn people that its weedkiller could cause cancer

The agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25bn settlement on Tuesday to resolve thousands of US lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer.