Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Scotland-France ferry could relaunch amid £35bn Dunkirk regeneration plan

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:05 +0000

French port’s green energy push, evoking second world war spirit of resilience, is seen as a testing ground for reindustrialisation

A new cargo and passenger ferry service directly linking Scotland and France could launch later this year as the port of Dunkirk embarks on a €40bn (£35bn) regeneration programme it claims will mirror the second world war resilience for which it is famed.

Extreme heatwave may break records in Victoria as firefighters warn of bushfire risk in ‘very dry’ state

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:46:14 +0000

Ouyen and Mildura in northern Victoria forecast to break state’s all-time maximum on Tuesday, as weather warnings issued

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Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:29:43 +0000

Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune

The number of people living with extreme heat will more than double by 2050 if global heating reaches 2C, according to a new study that shows how the energy demands for air conditioners and heating systems are expected to change across the world.

UK supermarkets push for Amazon soy safeguards after traders abandon ban

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:43:03 +0000

European retailers urge traders to adhere to commitments after Brazilian lawmakers wreck forest protection pact

Leading British and European retailers are trying to salvage the core elements of the Amazon soy moratorium after the world’s most successful forest protection agreement was wrecked by Brazilian lawmakers and abandoned by international traders.

Six people killed in private jet crash in Maine during snowstorm

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:34:18 +0000

Aircraft crashed on takeoff at Bangor airport as visibility diminished amid winter storm, leading to airport shutdown

Six people died when a business jet crashed during takeoff as a snowstorm moved in and visibility diminished at Maine’s Bangor international airport on Sunday night, according to officials.

Reform says it would cut green policies to fund £2bn income tax cut in Scotland

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:36:41 +0000

Party’s pitch to voters in May Holyrood elections dismissed as ‘profoundly unserious, almost comically so’ by analysts

Reform UK would slash what it calls “highly dubious” environmental protection measures to help fund a £2bn cut to income tax in Scotland if it won May’s Holyrood elections, the party has said.

Killing of K’gari dingoes in wake of backpacker’s death could create ‘extinction vortex’, expert says

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:00:06 +0000

Queensland government says it has already killed six of the 10 dingoes seen near the body of 19-year-old Piper James

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Bunnings accused of ‘greenwashing’ timber amid concerns about supplier’s illegal logging

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:00:05 +0000

The Wilderness Society lodges complaint with consumer watchdog over hardware and garden chain’s sale of timber sourced from NSW Forestry Corporation

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Crocodile warnings as floods devastate southern Africa

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:44:51 +0000

More than 100 people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Devastating floods have killed more than 100 people in southern Africa since the beginning of the year and displaced hundreds of thousands, as authorities and aid workers warn of hunger, cholera and attacks by crocodiles that have spread with the waters.

Life with and without water: from riding waves to disappearing lakes – in pictures

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:30:35 +0000

The variety and scope of entries to the global Walk of Water photography contest reflect the intimate connection between water and humanity