Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Hurricane warning maps are improving, but a dangerous problem remains

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:49:51 +0000

A new study reveals that improved hurricane forecast graphics may help people identify threatened areas without making them more likely to recognize the danger or take protective action. Researchers also found that a widespread misunderstanding of the hurricane cone persists, highlighting a potentially dangerous gap between accurate forecasts and public preparedness.

Giving £2 a day to people in the Amazon helps protect rainforest, pilot project finds

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:36 +0000

Researchers say almost 90% of participants in unconditional basic income scheme in Peru adopted environmentally beneficial practices

A pioneering project to provide Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon with an unconditional basic income has contributed to the protection of the rainforest, according to a study.

Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:00:20 +0000

In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. Wars and economic pressures can make nature seem like a ‘nice-to-have’. But it is a critical asset, and Cop17 must deliver real action

When I was five, property developers came to cut down the woods behind my home in La Tuque, Quebec. My mother encouraged me to climb one of the trees in protest, then told the developers, straight-faced, that there was nothing she could do when they asked her to get me down. A few days later, the tree was cut down anyway.

Colorado wildlife overpass cut vehicle-animal collisions by 91%, report finds

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:39:09 +0000

Elk, bear, frogs and other animals have used the overpass, which connects 39,000 acres of habitat, since its completion

Colorado officials have tracked herds of elk, bears, pronghorn and even northern leopard frogs ambling across its new wildlife overpass. According to a newly released report, the overpass, which acts as a bridge over a busy stretch of interstate, has helped cut wildlife-vehicle collisions by 91% since its completion 10 months ago.

Melting Ron DeSantis statue unveiled to call out his inaction on climate crisis

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:22:02 +0000

Florida governor has consistently opposed any legislation to curb planet-heating emissions, calling it a ‘radical climate agenda’

A life-sized statue of Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, was unveiled and promptly began melting in front of an audience in Tallahassee in a symbolic protest at his rejection of action on the climate crisis.

‘Crucial opportunity to act’ as study finds most of Europe’s wild bee species in decline

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:00:04 +0000

As Cop17 kicks off, records since 1921 show more bee species declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alps

Most of Europe’s wild bee species and about half of its hover fly species have declined over the last century, a study has found, as a UN biodiversity summit begins in Armenia.

Stop ‘cash to trash’ housebuilding in Norfolk Broads, says Labour MP

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:20:08 +0000

Exclusive: Chris Hinchliff urges environment watchdog to block rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in one of UK’s most protected areas

The environment watchdog is being urged to intervene in “cash to trash” planning rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in the Norfolk Broads despite the damage to one of the UK’s most environmentally protected areas.

Four years ago countries made a historic deal to save nature. Is it dead in the water?

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:16:09 +0000

So far not a single target of the plan has been met. As negotiators convene for Cop17, the pressure is on to find a way to honour the commitments made at previous summits

Cop17 at a glance: everything you need to know about the UN’s nature summit

US disaster survivors still await at least $10bn in federal aid: ‘It’s devastating’

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:03 +0000

The last long-term federal recovery funds allocated for a major disaster were for Hurricane Milton, which hit in late 2024

Seabird numbers bounce back in Solent region after 2022 avian flu wipeout

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:21 +0000

Conservation work by RSPB has led to recovery of terns, gulls, plovers and oystercatchers on England’s south coast

The colony of sandwich terns nesting at Pagham harbour, West Sussex, was completely wiped out by bird flu in 2022. But numbers have bounced back from zero to 756 breeding pairs in just three years after conservation work in the Solent.