Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:00:48 +0000

Checking for sewage spills has become as normal as checking the weather forecast, say swimmers on East Sussex beaches

South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

“I’m furious,” says Jo Armstrong, 75, sitting on Brighton beach with her daughter and granddaughter.

South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:00:48 +0000

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset

‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution

South West Water is doing more harm to the environment than any other water company in England, according to new analysis, with more sewage discharged in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset than anywhere else.

Fire in California’s Big Sur region doubles in size overnight, forcing evacuations

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:51:26 +0000

Plaskett fire has swept through more than 5,900 acres in Monterey county and remains un-contained, says Cal Fire

A fire in California’s Big Sur region doubled in size overnight, forcing the evacuation of nearby residents, in a coastal region where firefighters have battled another blaze for weeks.

The Plaskett fire, which sparked on Tuesday, had swept through more than 5,900 acres (2,400 hectares) in Monterey county as of Friday, and remained un-contained, according to Cal Fire. Its cause is under investigation.

‘The world needs to pay attention’: Nepalis and Tibetans in New York City respond to the Himalayan disaster

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:43:05 +0000

Half the world away, a Himalayan diaspora reacts in sorrow and pitches in to help victims in their home countries

Geeta Tamang was getting ready for bed when her aunts shared news that upended her world.

“My aunts came into my room and told me what had happened,” said Tamang, a 24-year-old computer science student at Queens College. She lives in Jackson Heights, home to one of the largest Nepali and Tibetan communities in New York City.

US officials urge swimmers to be cautious amid surge in drowning deaths

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:28 +0000

Recent deadly water-related incidents amid heatwave leads National Park Service to issue water-safety reminders

As a heatwave continues to bake the western and central US, officials are urging swimmers to be cautious when seeking respite from the summer heat, especially amid a score of recent deadly water-related incidents.

Each year, from April to September, drowning deaths rise nationwide, according to 2018-24 data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Trump administration pushing to hand parcel of Yosemite land to private developer – report

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:38:45 +0000

Nevada-based Kingsbarn Realty Capital seeks to acquire land to construct private road to development outside park

The Trump administration is reportedly pushing to give a parcel of land inside Yosemite, one of the country’s most popular national parks, to a Nevada-based private developer.

London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:57:06 +0000

Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm

The London Science Museum has ended its decades-long partnership with the oil and gas company BP in what has been described as a “seismic shift” for the museum.

Martin Rowson on Trump and the consequences of the climate crisis – cartoon

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:39:17 +0000

Louisiana gears up for first recreational alligator hunt in more than 50 years

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:16:46 +0000

State to offer up to 5,000 trappers chance to snare reptiles whose numbers have risen to 3m from fewer than 100,000

The first recreational alligator hunt in Louisiana in more than half a century is about to commence in the swamps of that state, with up to 5,000 hopeful trappers facing strict rules in order to snare a reptile.

The state’s fish and wildlife commission banned alligator hunting in 1962 to allow the species to recover after decades of unregulated killings for meat and hides dropped numbers there to below 100,000.

Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:11:46 +0000

Government says Green leader’s proposed moratorium on ‘energy-guzzling’ AI projects would be disaster for economy

Labour has rejected calls to pause construction of major AI infrastructure in Britain after the Green party leader, Zack Polanski, said it was time to “slam the brakes on these energy-guzzling, water-guzzling datacentres”.