Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Microplastics are brought into the wilderness on hiking shoes and gear, study shows

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:51 +0000

Research comparing Adirondack mountain lakes in New York suggests foot traffic is significant source of pollution

Hiking shoes and outdoor gear are likely a significant source of microplastic pollution in the wilderness, new research that checked for the pernicious material in several Adirondack mountain lakes in upstate New York suggests.

Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:17:37 +0000

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

Investment in climate action is the economic growth story of the 21st century, while growth fuelled by fossil fuels is futile because the damage it causes ends in self-destruction, the economist Nicholas Stern has said.

Emissions linked to Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could lead to at least 480 deaths, research suggests

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:00:17 +0000

Scientists have examined the $16.5bn project’s climate impact and found it could expose more than half a million people to unprecedented heat

How do you even birdwatch? A comedian and birdwatching champion explain – video

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:02:02 +0000

Birdwatching: everyone's doing it (we think)! But how exactly do you start? Is it really the cure-all to gen Z and millennial woes? BirdLife's Sean Dooley and comedian Geraldine Hickey show Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley the ins and outs of birdwatching - just in time for the 2025 bird of the year

Which Australian birds are the peoples' choice? Matilda Boseley finds out - video

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:04:55 +0000

Farmers praised the move, but scientists and opposition parties criticised it as ‘weak’ and ‘unambitious’

Environmental campaigners have accused New Zealand’s government of “full-blown climate denial” after it slashed targets for reducing emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.

New Zealand’s right-leaning coalition government outlined plans on Sunday to reduce methane emissions by between 14 and 24% by 2050, compared to 2017 levels.

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier | Francesco Grillo

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:12 +0000

Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order

A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:12 +0000

The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide

The crew of the Ísleifur II had just finished casting their nets off the coast of southern Iceland when they realised something was wrong. In the early morning gloom in November 1963, a dark mass filled the sky over the Atlantic Ocean. They rushed to the radio, thinking that another fishing vessel was burning at sea, but no boats in the area were in distress.

National Trust and TV wildlife expert team up on autumn nature campaign

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:11 +0000

People urged to savour sights, sounds and smells of the season as poll shows a disconnect during darker months

There may be a bite in the wind and the nights are certainly drawing in but a conservation charity and a television wildlife champion have launched a campaign aimed at getting more people connecting with nature in the autumn and winter months.

Energy firms complete UK’s first ‘hydrogen blending’ trial to power grid

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:01:05 +0000

A 2% blend of low-carbon gas injected into gas grid to fuel Brigg power station in North Lincolnshire is a UK first

Energy companies have injected green hydrogen into Britain’s gas grid and used the low-carbon gas to generate electricity, in a landmark development for the UK’s climate ambitions.

For the first time in the UK, a 2% blend of green hydrogen was injected into the gas grid and blended with traditional gas to fuel the Brigg power station in North Lincolnshire which generated electricity for the power system.

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:00:04 +0000

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns