Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Protecting the Green Triangle: experts warn of ‘irreversible’ groundwater decline

admin — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 19:00:23 +0000

The groundwater system in western Victoria and south-east South Australia has begun to show signs of collapse, threatening the water security of SA’s second biggest city

Some of the best-quality groundwater in Australia underlies the upper and lower south-east of South Australia and parts of south-western Victoria.

Environmentalists acquitted after contentious murder trial in El Salvador

admin — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:14:35 +0000

Former guerillas were accused of 1989 killing, but supporters say government wants to intimidate activists

Six former guerrillas, whose trial for a civil war-era murder was criticised by fellow environmentalists as politicised, have been acquitted by a court in El Salvador.

Prosecutors had sought up to 36 years in prison for the former rebels of the hard-left Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front.

US approves first-ever tribal marine sanctuary: ‘Our community’s hard work has come to fruition’

admin — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 14:00:18 +0000

Chumash Heritage national marine sanctuary, a 4,543 sq mile expanse of ocean along the California coast, will now be protected

After years of campaigning by Indigenous Americans in central California, the US has finally approved the country’s first Indigenous-nominated national marine sanctuary, a 4,543 sq mile expanse of ocean that will protect marine life from mining and oil drilling.

The stench of my local landfill points to a massive problem that Britain isn’t solving | Jennifer Sizeland

admin — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 10:00:12 +0000

Toxic emissions, health risks and leaching pollution – better management of landfill sites is a matter of urgency

Last summer, people living around the perimeter of Pilsworth South landfill in Bury, Greater Manchester, couldn’t open their windows because of the elevated levels of hydrogen sulphide in the air. Referred to as “sewer gas”, its rotten-egg stench can be particularly unbearable at night. Even driving past with the windows closed on the M66, as I do regularly to drop my child at a local play centre, I have gagged at the overpowering smell.

Anti-fossil fuel comic that went viral in France arrives in UK

admin — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 04:00:05 +0000

World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear power

In 2019, France’s best known climate expert sat down to work with its most feted graphic novelist. The result? Perhaps the most terrifying comic ever drawn.

Part history, part analysis, part vision for the future, World Without End weaves the story of humanity’s rapacious appetite for fossil fuel energy, how it has made possible the society people take for granted, and its disastrous effects on the climate.

Hundreds evacuated in Oakland after California brush fire grows out of control

admin — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:39:30 +0000

Residents told to flee as firefighters battle blaze, with two homes burned and several others damaged

A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes on Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where roughly 500 people were ordered to evacuate, officials said.

Sydney beaches reopen after tar balls wash ashore but mystery remains over source

admin — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 22:00:47 +0000

NSW Maritime executive director says balls appear to be made up of fatty acids, chemicals found in cleaning and cosmetic products, and fuel oil

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A baffling tar ball emergency that closed major beaches in Sydney’s eastern suburbs appears to be over.

Loss of 'nitrogen fixers' threatens biodiversity, ecosystems

admin — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:25:50 +0000

New research shows how human activities, like fertilizer use and polluting, are impacting nitrogen-fixing plants which are crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems by adding nitrogen to the soil.

Kamala Harris urged to flesh out climate plan amid warnings about Trump

admin — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:00:51 +0000

Democratic presidential nominee has raised alarm about Trump’s plans but has not said much about her own

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As the US south-east struggles to rebuild after two deadly and climate-fueled hurricanes, some environmental advocates are demanding Kamala Harris flesh out a strong climate plan.

Fuel duty expected to rise by up to 7p a litre after the budget

admin — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:30:48 +0000

Campaigners point out it is often cheaper to drive or even fly within the UK than take the train

Fuel duty is expected to rise by up to 7p a litre after the budget, with speculation intensifying that the chancellor will restore inflationary rises as well as ending the temporary cut.

Environmental and transport campaigners have urged Rachel Reeves to bring the cost of motoring more in line with other forms of transport, after more than a decade of fuel duty freezes at the pumps and heavy increases in rail fares.