Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘Blue wall’ of Tory seats collapsed because of green issues, say Greenpeace

admin — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 18:00:44 +0000

Polling shows voters in south of England switched because of Conservative inaction on polluted rivers and beaches

The sewage crisis was a significant factor in the Tories’ losing support in the “blue wall” in the south of England, electoral polling suggests.

A beloved palm and pine tree mark California’s center. Now they’re being cut down

admin — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:00:42 +0000

Local residents are mourning the planned removal of the trees, symbols of the state’s northern-southern divide

Whenever Cassie Yoshikawa drives through the Central Valley on the former US Highway 99, she looks for the century-old landmark that symbolizes the midpoint of California: the Palm and the Pine.

ACT moves to protect dingoes after genetic study into animals in Namadgi national park

admin — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:00:23 +0000

There’s officially just one classification for ‘wild dogs/dingoes’, which lists them as pests

Donald Trump claims to ‘know nothing’ about Project 2025

admin — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 23:22:30 +0000

Critics point out political roadmap for a potential second term created by ‘more than 20 officials Trump appointed’

Donald Trump is trying to claim he has “nothing to do” with Project 2025, a political roadmap created by people close to him for his potential second term.

Fast-moving wildfire erupts near Yosemite amid blistering heatwave

admin — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:45:34 +0000

French fire grows to more than 900 acres, as millions across US west face sweltering temperatures and dry conditions

A fast-moving wildfire burning near Yosemite national park is threatening rural communities as millions of people in California and across the US west swelter under a brutal heatwave that is predicted to persist through the weekend.

‘Buy your back brace now’: The Bear sidesteps the grueling physical costs of restaurant work

admin — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:02:54 +0000

The hit show shows how kitchens are pressure cookers of stress, but not how professional cooking ravages the body

Noel Gallagher says Glastonbury is ‘a bit woke now’ and criticises political musicians

admin — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:25:25 +0000

Former Oasis guitarist describes festival, which has long championed political causes, as ‘kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling’

Noel Gallagher has decried Glastonbury festival, long a champion of leftwing political causes such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, as “getting a bit woke now”.

Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London

admin — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 07:42:14 +0000

Working group to look at where birds might be introduced and engage with boroughs and local community in capital

White storks could soon be wheeling in the skies above London and building their huge nests among towers, flats and spires as a result of new rewilding plans.

Week in wildlife – in pictures: joyriding birds, a rare golden cat and a surprise king cobra

admin — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 06:00:01 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Drone footage shows trail of destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl in Grenada – video

admin — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 18:58:51 +0000

Drone footage released by the Grenadian prime minister's office showed widespread destruction on the island of Carriacou after Hurricane Beryl struck. After his visit to Carriacou, Grenada's prime minister, Dickon Mitchell, described the aftermath of the category 4 storm as 'Armageddon-like'. Mitchell said about 98% of the buildings were either damaged or demolished, and the electrical grid and communication systems were almost entirely obliterated