Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Climate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:25:13 +0000

Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastrophe

El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:34 +0000

‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next year

A series of strong El Niño climatic patterns in recent decades, such as the “Godzilla” event currently brewing that is set to warp weather around the world, have been supercharged by the broader overheating of the planet caused by the burning of fossil fuels, a major new study has found.

The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: prepare for more climate-linked disasters | Editorial

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:40:35 +0000

Medicine, food and other supplies are the urgent priority. But the rising risks from shrinking glaciers must be faced too

The Guardian view on energy costs: vulnerable households need help with their bills | Editorial

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:39:46 +0000

Soaring prices are plunging struggling families into debt. The government must support them in the short term as it invests in a clean energy future

‘Tsunami from the sky:’ floods leave trail of devastation in Nepal and Tibet - The Latest

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:47:13 +0000

Hundreds of people are missing or have been killed after a catastrophic flash flood hit Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Entire villages have been destroyed, many of which are popular pilgrimage and trekking destinations for tourists. Lucy Hough talks to global editor Devika Bhat about how the devastating event unfolded

One of east coast’s largest datacenters accused of ‘violating federal law’

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:00:33 +0000

Thermal drone footage shows a Microsoft-backed AI datacenter powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators

The largest planned AI datacenter in New Jersey is being accused of violating federal law after a visual investigation found the site running dozens of unpermitted gas-powered generators.

Homes damaged as storms follow heatwaves in England and Wales

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:28:48 +0000

Forty flood alerts issued by Environment Agency across Midlands, Yorkshire and south-east of England

Dozens of homes have been damaged by flood water as the Met Office issued warnings for thunderstorms and heavy rain after most of England and the whole of Wales was declared in drought.

The Met Office said thundery showers across England and Wales could cause 75mm of rain in just 12 hours in some areas after a summer that saw five heatwaves hit the UK.

Hiker reunited with backpack 60 years after he fell into a glacier in Austria

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:27:23 +0000

Bag, camera and pipe belonging to 86-year-old are latest relics uncovered as glaciers melt due to global heating

An 86-year-old mountaineer has been reunited with his backpack and climbing equipment after the kit emerged from a melting glacier in Austria – more than 60 years after he was forced to leave them there.

Items including an ice axe, camera and a pipe dating from the 1950s or 1960s were discovered on the Sulztalferner glacier in Austria’s Tyrol region, at an altitude of 2,955 metres (9,700ft) above sea level, by a hiker in July.

A Britain of wildfires and flood risks: be sure, the climate crisis is real, and we will deal with it | Angela Eagle

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:05:25 +0000

Reform and the Conservatives are willing to mislead the public, but as environment secretary, I believe we must be honest – and act boldly

How decoding beluga whales’ chitchat may save them – and teach us more about ourselves

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:02:13 +0000

From humpbacks learning the latest songs to sperm whales’ ‘clan codas’, drones and AI learning are helping reveal another dimension to the concept of culture

In 2015, the whale researcher Valeria Vergara pitched a small tent at the icy water’s edge on Somerset Island in the remote Canadian high Arctic, shrouded in a freezing fog so thick she struggled to see her own hands. She trailed a cord out to the coast and plopped a hydrophone into the water to record the calls of belugas.