Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:00:11 +0000

Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

Achieving the UK’s net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock and bring health and economic benefits while insulating the country against future costs, the government’s climate advisers have forecast.

Ultrasound repellers could keep hedgehogs off roads, scientists hope

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:00:10 +0000

Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths

Hedgehogs have been discovered to hear high-frequency ultrasound, raising hopes that they could be deterred from dangerous roads with ultrasound repellers.

Sale of rat poisons could be restricted to protect Australian wildlife

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:55:02 +0000

Regulator recommends rodenticides be removed from Bunnings and supermarkets shelves and sold only to licensed professionals

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‘My lovely distraction’: live stream of kākāpō – world’s fattest parrot – and her chicks captivates New Zealand

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:03:28 +0000

More than 100,000 people have tuned in to watch ‘kākāpō cam’, which captures a rare flightless bird sleeping, tidying her nest and fighting off intruders

On an island in New Zealand’s remote southern fjords, one of the world’s strangest and rarest parrots – the kākāpō – is caring for her tiny chick as fans from across the globe watch on.

Musk’s xAI wins permit for datacenter’s makeshift power plant despite backlash

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:15:31 +0000

Billionaire’s artificial intelligence company gets approval to run 41 methane gas turbines at its ‘Colossus 2’ in Mississippi

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI won approval on Tuesday to run 41 methane gas turbines at its “Colossus 2” datacenter in northern Mississippi. That’s nearly double the amount it has been operating.

Villagers on Príncipe, the ‘African Galapagos’, to be paid for protecting the ecosystem

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:13:35 +0000

A billionaire is funding a sustainable development project on the west African island that makes the local population stewards of its future

At the crumbling colonial farm buildings in Porto Real, agricultural worker Kimilson Lima, 43, has signed the agreement and he’s happy. “With this money we can have a proper floor in the house,” he said. “And an inside toilet.”

‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:00:08 +0000

Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regions

Climate breakdown is shrinking the amount of time that people can safely go about their lives, according to a study that shows a third of the world’s population now resides in areas where heat severely limits activity.

Scrapping North Sea windfall tax would not reduce UK energy bills, say experts

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:39:09 +0000

Rachel Reeves said to be considering levy cuts for oil and gas firms, but economists say this would just fatten profits

Easing the windfall tax on the North Sea would do nothing for hard-pressed consumers, and merely fatten the profits of oil and gas companies, economists and experts have told the Guardian.

Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:00:08 +0000

Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening war

Israel’s bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions, experts have warned, as monitors admitted they were struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from the widening war.

Bundaberg residents told to evacuate immediately amid major flooding in parts of Queensland

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:09:09 +0000

The BoM has forecast flooding of the Burnett River at Bundaberg could rise to 7.5 metres by midnight

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