Breaking Waves: Ocean News

How one man’s near-death experience led to the discovery of the first Jurassic sea dragon in Wales

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:35 +0000

Matthew Myerscough’s remarkable find is one of many detailed in his new book. But his journey into fossil hunting began years earlier, when he was caught in an avalanche

When Matthew Myerscough walks along a beach, he cannot help hunting for fossils. “I think my fossil radar is always on – even if I’m not looking, it’s hard sometimes to not see things,” says the 40-year-old civil engineer, who has discovered thousands of fossils on British beaches.

‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:28 +0000

From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown

“It rained for 10 days and 10 nights, non-stop – I’d never seen anything like it,” says Anar Gul, a construction worker who lives in the remote district of Dur Baba in eastern Afghanistan.

What do the heatwaves in Europe and North America tell us about our future? | Fiona Katauskas

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:54:05 +0000

The signs are there

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Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:17 +0000

Intensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter, allowing bacteria to evolve

Industrial chicken farming is accelerating the spread of the world’s most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea, scientists have found.

The Guardian view on Europe’s wildfires: politics must catch up with the new reality | Editorial

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:30:15 +0000

At a time when the quickening pace of global heating has never been clearer, climate policies are being deprioritised

Ben Jennings on southern Europe’s wildfires – cartoon

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:06:23 +0000

France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:36:30 +0000

Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say

Firefighters in France and Spain are racing to bring huge wildfires under control before another heatwave this week that will complicate efforts to tame the flames.

Spain’s interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said Monday and Tuesday were “absolutely crucial days” before temperatures rise again from Wednesday, prompting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, to warn: “We face difficult hours, complex hours” ahead.

Swathes of Cairngorms unrecognisable after 12 days of ‘cataclysmic’ wildfires

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:00:14 +0000

With large areas still burning, damage from national park’s worst blaze could take decades, if not longer, to put right

It is the jewel in the crown of the Highlands, one of Scotland’s most impressive natural landscapes, but 12 days on from the start of an enormous wildfire that is tearing through moorland and forest, the Cairngorms national park is unrecognisable.

Hectares of blackened land were visible as low cloud cleared on Sunday, with smoke billowing into the air from large areas still ablaze. In the evening, the sky glowed an eerie orange.

Britain braces for fourth heatwave of year as fire chiefs issue public appeal

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:47:22 +0000

Temperatures up to 35C forecast, triggering heat health alerts and pleas to take care in parched parks and rural areas

Paramedics and firefighters are braced for emergencies across the country this week after UK forecasters predicted a fourth heatwave of the year.

Temperatures are forecast to reach as high as 35C by Wednesday, triggering heat health alerts and an appeal from fire chiefs to take care in parched parks and rural areas.

When it comes to predicting the future, why are TV writers better than politicians? | Zoe Williams

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:32:37 +0000

From BBC drama The Rapture on the climate crisis to Apple’s Criminal Record on the rise of the far right, culture often sees what politics fails to