Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Era of rapidly intensifying hurricanes throws evacuation plans into disarray

admin — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 12:00:25 +0000

Residents face tough choices on whether to shelter in place or flee – ‘There’s risks associated with each’, experts say

A ‘catastrophic’ start to wildfire season in Oregon sparks alarm

admin — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:00:24 +0000

The state’s wildfires have already torched more than 1m acres. Experts say heat, dry conditions and lightning are to blame

Oregon’s wildfire season is off to an explosive start with more than 1m acres charred in less than a month, as experts warn that extreme heat and unusual lightning strikes are creating “catastrophic conditions” for fires to ignite and spread.

Prince William could overturn king’s windfarm ban as he orders renewable energy review for estate

admin — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:00:23 +0000

Wind turbines are among changes being considered by heir to the Duchy of Cornwall estate to tackle the climate crisis

His father thinks windfarms are a blot on the landscape, once saying he feared Britain would end up like Denmark “knee deep in these damn things”. But now Prince William is considering overturning their effective ban on royal land.

Extreme heat poses ‘real risk’ to Spain’s mass tourism industry

admin — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:00:15 +0000

Public health adviser says higher temperatures caused by climate crisis pose danger for visitors not used to them

The climate emergency poses a “real risk” to Spain’s traditional mass tourist model as rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves hit the country’s most popular coastal destinations, a senior public health adviser has warned.

Ed Miliband says Labour will honour pledge of £11.6bn in overseas climate aid

admin — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:14:49 +0000

Energy secretary seeks to reestablish UK as a global leader on the climate crisis with meeting of Cop presidents

Labour will honour a pledge of £11.6bn in overseas aid for the climate crisis, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, told an unusual meeting of Cop presidents past and present on Friday, as he sought to re-establish the UK at the heart of international climate discussions.

Asphalt burns, delirium, body bags: extreme heat overwhelms ERs across US

admin — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

More than 120,000 heat-related ER visits were tracked in 2023, as people struggle in record-breaking temperatures

In his 40 years in the emergency room, David Sklar can think of three moments in his career when he was terrified.

Alberta premier fights tears over Canada wildfires despite climate crisis denial

admin — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:46:24 +0000

Danielle Smith and her government’s refusal to combat global heating is said to have made blazes more intense

When Danielle Smith, premier of Alberta, began her grim update about the wildfire damage to Jasper, the famed mountain resort in the Canadian Rockies, her voice slipped and she held back tears.

Jabiluka decision ends long-running battle and preserves ‘some of the oldest rock art in the world’

admin — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:01:00 +0000

‘There will never be mining’ at Northern Territory site, Albanese says as area becomes part of Kakadu national park

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It’s the decades-long fight over uranium mining that pitted Indigenous owners against the resources industry.

Your food is more expensive – are US corporate profits to blame?

admin — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:00:58 +0000

Many companies such as Chipotle and McDonald’s are seeing profits jump as they continue raising prices, an analysis finds

Northern Scotland’s Flow Country becomes world heritage site

admin — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:05:05 +0000

Planet’s largest blanket bog is first peatland to be designated by Unesco after 40-year campaign

The Flow Country, a vast and unspoiled blanket bog that carpets the far north of Scotland, has been made a world heritage site by Unesco.

The planet’s largest blanket bog, the Flow Country covers about 1,500 sq miles of Caithness and Sutherland, and is the first peatland in the world to be designated by Unesco, after a 40-year campaign by environmentalists.