Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Calls to halt kangaroo culling after bushfires raze swaths of Victoria’s Grampians

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:00:08 +0000

Australian mainland states permit killing of nearly 5 million annually as part of industry supplying meat and leather products

Wildlife advocates are calling for a halt to the commercial harvesting of kangaroos in Victoria’s Grampians region in the wake of recent bushfires.

‘Particularly dangerous’ wildfire weather returns to California and could linger for months, say forecasts

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:08 +0000

Forecasters say there won’t be winds as strong as last week’s record-setting gusts, but LA’s dry season will get worse

California wildfires – live updates

When it comes to forecasting the conditions for catastrophic California wildfires, there are two main ingredients: fuels (think grasses, shrubs, trees – basically anything that’s available for fires to burn) and winds.

UK faces broccoli and cauliflower shortage this spring

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:44:05 +0000

Growers blame weather challenges in UK and Europe, which Met Office says will become more frequent with climate breakdown

Broccoli, cauliflower and other brassicas may be in short supply this spring as the mild autumn and winter has caused the crops to come up early, growers have said.

Any shortages will prolong the so-called “hungry gap”, which runs from April to early June, when very few crops grown in the UK are ready to eat.

Mystery syndrome killing rainbow lorikeets and flying foxes leaves scientists baffled

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:04:29 +0000

‘The animals that don’t die need total nursing care,’ wildlife rescuer says, ahead of a potential spike in cases in coming weeks

Climate activist who graffitied Tanya Plibersek’s office says he stands by his actions

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:10:03 +0000

Environment minister said vandalism and intimidation were ‘completely unacceptable’

As the world burns, young Australians are feeling disbelief – and looking for answers | Anjali Sharma

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:25:34 +0000

My generation feels trapped in a political system not built for us. Why wouldn’t we be disillusioned?

I’m scrolling on TikTok after work when I get a text that would have sent 12-year-old Anjali into a spiral, a frenzy of extreme climate anxiety. The text is from a friend letting me know that it’s official – 2024 is the hottest year on record. Not just that, it’s the first year to exceed 1.5C of warming over preindustrial levels.

Kristin Crowley: LA fire chief publicly criticizing the city’s budget cuts

admin — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 21:21:45 +0000

LA’s first female fire chief, in a public spat with the mayor, is a 25-year veteran who’s prioritized diversifying her team

Kristin Crowley was appointed Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil in a department consumed by complaints of rampant hazing, harassment and discrimination among its 3,400-member ranks.

LA fires could test Getty Center’s claim of being safest place to store artwork

admin — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:26:32 +0000

Getty team says no current plans to move prominent pieces from center deemed ‘marvel of anti-fire engineering’

It houses some of the richest treasures of the art world, such as Vincent van Gogh’s Irises, a popular Rembrandt and a priceless collection of paintings, portraits and other works spanning more than seven centuries.

Logging in forest earmarked for koala national park increasing under NSW Labor, analysis finds

admin — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:00:41 +0000

More than 7,000 hectares logged in planned park area since Chris Minns won 2023 election with commitment to deliver new sanctuary, conservationists say

Falsely labelled ‘organic’ products rife on Australian shelves, shoppers warned

admin — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:00:39 +0000

Organic farmers sound alarm about greenwashing amid push to introduce national domestic standard