Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Severe rainfall and flood warnings issued for central Greece and western Turkey

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:07:16 +0000

Turkey has been hit by powerful thunderstorms and a fatal tornado this week with more heavy rain expected

Healey’s budget cuts mean Britain is likely to miss green heating targets

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:00:50 +0000

Ex-energy secretary Ed Miliband’s agenda appears undermined as money is diverted from renewables to defence

Britain is unlikely to hit its targets on green heating after the cuts announced by John Healey this week, experts have warned, as critics of Ed Miliband claim the former energy secretary’s green agenda is being dismantled.

The chancellor unveiled more than £3bn worth of cuts to the energy department’s budget this week, much of which will pay for higher defence spending.

Week in wildlife: a fishing anhinga, a northern nutcracker and cuddling seals

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:00:48 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

How many of these official creature kindness badges have you earned? | First Dog on the Moon

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:01:55 +0000

A cartoon that celebrates small acts of grace

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Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:00:45 +0000

There is no end in sight for the drivers of illegal mining, while police action appears ineffective

Cora Bailey has been encountering illegal miners ever since she first started treating injured animals in the townships around Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, in 1991. But as the price of gold has soared, so too has activity in the abandoned mine shafts that mark the area.

Mobilizing the seafood industry for climate action

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 30 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00252-8

Mobilizing the seafood industry for climate action

Feral deer will become Australia’s next feral pig problem without prompt action, report warns

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:30:42 +0000

The invasive species has increased in spread and numbers and is costing farmers millions of dollars

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El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 01:45:56 +0000

As many as 8 million people have been affected by food shortages, electricity blackouts and health clinic closures

Extreme drought driven by an historic El Niño is affecting as many as 8 million people in Papua New Guinea, causing a cascade of issues from shortages of food and water, to electricity scarcity and schooling disruption.

Why jet lag throws even foraging seabirds off course

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:00:27 +0000

Oxford study shows Manx shearwaters lose direction when their body clocks get out of sync

Seabirds returning from foraging trips can be thrown hundreds of miles off course by a form of jet lag that arises when their body clocks get out of sync with local time, researchers say.

Tracking data from Manx shearwaters on the west coast of the UK revealed that when the birds returned home to their colonies after trips over the Atlantic, their rapid eastward flights disrupted their sense of time and navigation.

Eight of England’s nine water companies still failing on environment, report finds

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:39:48 +0000

Angela Eagle tells industry ‘people are sick of excuses’ as pollution levels remain high despite billions in investment

Angela Eagle, the environment secretary, has summoned water industry bosses to Whitehall after a report found that the environmental performance of the big companies has worsened despite investment.