Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Renewables caught in misinformation crossfire from Australia’s nuclear cheerleaders | Graham Readfearn

admin — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:19 +0000

Those pushing the nuclear option are making some questionable claims about the capacity of renewable energy

Blood thinner could be used to treat cobra venom, global study suggests

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:00:11 +0000

Snakebites, the ‘deadliest of neglected tropical diseases’, often impact rural communities the most but a new study offers hope

US government urged to declare wildfire smoke and extreme heat major disasters

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:12:02 +0000

Fourteen attorneys general petition federal emergency officials as millions in US under excessive heat advisories

Fourteen state attorneys general are urging the federal government to declare extreme heat and wildfire smoke major disasters. The petition comes as millions of people in the south and north-east face excessive heat advisories, and large swaths of the western US and Canada battle ongoing wildfires.

Research tracks 66 million years of mammalian diversity

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:11:28 +0000

New research has examined the fossil record going back 66 million years and tracked changes to mammalian ecosystems and species diversity on the North American continent.

Logged forests can still have ecological value -- if not pushed too far

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:09:12 +0000

Researchers have analysed data from 127 studies to reveal 'thresholds' for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves. The results could widen the scope of which forests are considered 'worth' conserving, but also show how much logging degrades forests beyond the point of no return.

For Palestinian restaurateurs in the US, it’s not just about the food: ‘We have to prove we’re human’

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:00:09 +0000

Three restaurant owners share their experiences feeding people – and leveraging their positions to tell humanizing stories

As some of the most visible Palestinian establishments in American cultural life, Palestinian restaurants have found themselves thrust into the spotlight in a new way over the last nine months of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.

Let there be night: digital billboards to be turned off to curb light pollution under Melbourne city proposal

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:00:10 +0000

Illuminated signs have increased nocturnal artificial light and are detrimental to the city’s liveability and sustainability, a review has found

North Atlantic right whale seen off Ireland for first time in 114 years

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:30:02 +0000

There are fewer than 400 of critically endangered species left and sighting gives ‘glimmer of hope’

A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted off the coast of Ireland for the first time in more than a century.

Holidaymaker Adrian Maguire, from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, glimpsed the large, dark body of the whale on the surface of the water while out fishing for mackerel.

Shell quietly backs away from pledge to increase ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:26:44 +0000

Energy giant promised to turn 1m tonnes of plastic waste into oil each year, but now says goal is unfeasible

The energy giant Shell has quietly backed away from a pledge to rapidly increase its use of “advanced recycling”, a practice oil and petrochemical producers have promoted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis.

Paris mayor swims in Seine as river is cleaned up just in time for Olympics

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:12:34 +0000

Anne Hidalgo fulfils pledge after cleanup operation makes water quality safe enough to host events at Games

It has been the dream and promise of Paris mayors for decades and a nightmare for Olympic organisers: could the Seine be cleaned up enough to swim in and hold triathlon and other events?

For the last 100 years and up until a few days ago, the answer seemed to be no.