Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en White House sparks uncertainty over fate of two major California national monuments https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/white-house-sparks-uncertainty-over-fate-two-major-california-national-monuments <p>New White House fact sheet has removed references to Chuckwalla and Sáttítla national monuments</p> <ul> <li>Never miss global breaking news. <a href="https://app.adjust.com/1jb08op7">Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time</a>.</li> </ul> <p>The White House is fueling speculation over plans to eliminate two large <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/07/biden-national-monuments-california">national monuments in California</a> established by former president Joe Biden.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/white-house-sparks-uncertainty-over-fate-two-major-california-national-monuments" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:26:42 +0000 admin 99309 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org French hunter, 81, on trial for killing endangered bear that attacked him https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/french-hunter-81-trial-killing-endangered-bear-attacked-him <p>Brown bear charged at André Rives in the Pyrenees and dragged him several metres before he shot and killed it</p> <p>An 81-year-old French hunter has gone on trial accused of killing an endangered bear that attacked him in the Pyrenees.</p> <p>The brown bear is a protected species in the mountain range, which separates France and Spain.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/french-hunter-81-on-trial-for-killing-endangered-bear-that-attacked-him">Continue reading...</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:18:55 +0000 admin 99307 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Destructive dust and Trump cuts: five things to know about latest US storms and tornadoes https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/destructive-dust-and-trump-cuts-five-things-know-about-latest-us-storms-and-tornadoes <p>Meteorologist Eric Holthaus on growing concern of dust storms and why recent storms were a preview of future</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/destructive-dust-and-trump-cuts-five-things-know-about-latest-us-storms-and-tornadoes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:35:15 +0000 admin 99306 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org A spring dance and a fish protest: photos of the day – Tuesday https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/spring-dance-and-fish-protest-photos-day-tuesday <p>The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2025/mar/18/a-spring-dance-and-a-fish-protest-photos-of-the-day-tuesday">Continue reading...</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:59:29 +0000 admin 99305 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org ‘Cataclysmic’: environmentalists fear effects of Trump cuts on Great Lakes https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/cataclysmic-environmentalists-fear-effects-trump-cuts-great-lakes <p>Advocates warn firings and funding freezes already risk poisoning drinking water and decimating fish population</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>’s attacks on federal agencies and funding freezes will be “cataclysmic” for the environment of the sensitive Great Lakes region if not reversed, industry and environmental advocates in the region warn.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/cataclysmic-environmentalists-fear-effects-trump-cuts-great-lakes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:00:42 +0000 admin 99304 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org I’m obsessed with cave diving. This is the closest environment we have to space https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/i-m-obsessed-cave-diving-closest-environment-we-have-space <p>Some of the caves I dive in are hundreds of thousands of years old and the marine life is unique. But they can be very dangerous places</p> <p>Cave diving is like swimming through the history of the planet. There are remains of both humans and animals but also stalactites and stalagmites. These cannot form when the cave is flooded, so you can see when parts of it were submerged and when it was dry.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/i-m-obsessed-cave-diving-closest-environment-we-have-space" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:38 +0000 admin 99303 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Too many urban deer is ‘an impending disaster’ – still, we owe them an apology https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/too-many-urban-deer-impending-disaster-still-we-owe-them-apology <p>Witnessing near-miss roadkill on a daily basis makes me wonder if we can be better neighbors to wildlife</p> <p>Heart racing, I hold my breath and brace to witness the impact.</p> <p>The spindly fawn crosses first, tottering its way across the two-lane artery that borders my house. I watch a truck approaching in the opposite direction and wait for it to slow down. Will it?</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/18/urban-deer-impending-disaster">Continue reading...</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:38 +0000 admin 99301 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hope-endangered-penguins-no-fishing-zones-agreed-south-africa <p>Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists</p> <p>Efforts to stop the critically endangered African penguin from going extinct took a step forward on Tuesday after South African conservationists and fishing industry groups reached a legal settlement on no-fishing zones around six of the penguins’ major breeding colonies.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hope-endangered-penguins-no-fishing-zones-agreed-south-africa" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:20:47 +0000 admin 99302 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Up to 1.2m people could lose between £4,200 and £6,300 per year from changes to Pip, Resolution Foundation says – as it happened https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/12m-people-could-lose-between-4200-and-6300-year-changes-pip-resolution-foundation-say <p>Work and pensions secretary says Benefits crackdown will save £5bn by 2030 but disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’. This live blog is closed</p> <p><em>Q: Why have you changed your mind on this?</em></p> <p><strong>Badenoch</strong> says she has not changed her mind. As a member of the government, she abided by collective responsibility. She says in government she regularly questioned the case for net zero.</p> <p>The person who’s been consistent in all this is me.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/12m-people-could-lose-between-4200-and-6300-year-changes-pip-resolution-foundation-say" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:19:47 +0000 admin 99300 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Yes, ball games: drive to take down signs warning against play begins in London https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/yes-ball-games-drive-take-down-signs-warning-against-play-begins-london <p>Charity says thousands of signs on capital’s estates deter children from being active, and is covering some of them up</p> <p>A campaign to bring down thousands of “no ball games” signs across London – and eventually across the UK – has launched with a “more ball games” takeover on a Lambeth housing estate.</p> <p>The new signs, which show basketball hoops, were designed by the inequality charity London Sport, working with the advertising giant Saatchi &amp; Saatchi, and are being put over “no ball games” signs on the Mursell estate in Stockwell with support from Lambeth council.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/yes-ball-games-drive-take-down-signs-warning-against-play-begins-london" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:03 +0000 admin 99299 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org