Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Record rainfall hits parts of Toronto – video

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:38:02 +0000

Footage shows severe flooding across Toronto after the Canadian city was hit by three big storms in recent days. The Canadian rapper Drake shared a video on Instagram appearing to show parts of his home submerged in flood water. Authorities say the storm left 167,000 people without power and several flights were delayed or cancelled. At least 14 people were rescued

Storms, fires and floods: Blue Mountains Jenolan Caves to close after series of unforgiving weather events

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:22:42 +0000

World’s oldest known open caves now impossible to access, as only remaining road shuts down for repairs for 18 months

Swim with the fishes: is tuna tourism just a bit of harmless holiday fun?

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:00:17 +0000

Campaigners are concerned at how the tourist treat could affect the species, and how it could become an event like whale watching or shark diving

A tall, slim fin slashes the Mediterranean’s surface for a split second and the bait fish is gone, provoking a few gasps and some nervous laughs from the 40 or so snorkellers lined up to enter the open-water pen.

Winning images of the 2024 BigPicture natural world photography competition

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 05:00:13 +0000

A fox in the sun, fireflies and a brush fire, and trees blanketed with butterflies are among the striking images caught by winners of the California Academy of Sciences’ annual contest. Now in its 11th year, it highlights biodiversity and the many threats our planet faces

Londoners should be charged for paving gardens, says climate resilience report

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 05:00:12 +0000

Review says capital needs new reservoir, better flood defences and ‘heat plan’ for vulnerable people

Londoners who concrete over their gardens should be charged for doing so and given incentives to remove paving, a report to the mayor has recommended.

The city also needs a new reservoir, improved flood defences, and a “heat plan” to protect vulnerable residents from the increased risk of heatwaves, the report on the impact of the climate crisis has found.

Rattlesnake 'mega den' with as many as 2,000 snakes livestreaming from Colorado – video

admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 03:14:40 +0000

Researchers from California Polytechnic State University have set up a webcam to observe a 'mega den' of as many as 2,000 rattlesnakes. Emily Taylor, the Cal Poly biology professor leading the Project RattleCam research, says the exact location in Colorado is being kept secret to keep snake lovers – or haters – away

Mining giant to cut 700 jobs – as it happened

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:05:07 +0000

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Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:12:52 +0000

A new global assessment of scientific literature finds that nature-based solutions (NbS) are an economically effective method to mitigate risks from a range of disasters -- from floods and hurricanes to heatwaves and landslides -- which are only expected to intensify as Earth continues to warm.

Millions of US low-income households face power shutoffs amid deadly heat

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:05:01 +0000

Half of Americans live in states without rules restricting disconnections for unpaid or overdue bills, report finds

Millions of low-income households are at risk of having their power disconnected this summer, exacerbating the risk of deadly heat as the climate crisis drives up temperatures.

Residents of Illinois town evacuate as officials warn of ‘imminent’ dam failure

admin — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:31:39 +0000

Nashville and surrounding areas have been hit by severe storms and flooding, overwhelming city’s infrastructure

Residents in Nashville, Illinois, are evacuating their homes after emergency management officials warned the failure of the city’s dam was “imminent”.

Nashville, a small city in Illinois with a population of nearly 3,000 people, and surrounding areas have been hit with severe storms which have caused flooding, overwhelming the city’s infrastructure. More than 5in of rain fell in the region within six hours on Tuesday.