Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:39:03 +0000

Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too late

The bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on Ed Miliband to get answers from Spain’s government about why her parents were not told to evacuate until it was too late.

Huge great white spotted traveling up US and Canada as shark sightings surge

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:14 +0000

Contender, largest tagged male great white, heading north as overheating oceans alter range of several shark species

The largest tagged male great white shark in the Atlantic Ocean has been identified traveling up the US and Canada coastline amid a surge in sightings of sharks that are increasingly shifting their movement patterns due to the overheating of the oceans.

Week in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching fox

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:13:33 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:09 +0000

Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against Iran

Great Britain has recorded more new solar power installations in the first half of this year than in any six-month period since 2011, as households turn to rooftop panels to help cut their energy bills.

An analysis of the government’s official figures shows that Great Britain added 142,536 solar installations in the first six months of the year, putting it on track to top last year’s record solar additions.

Wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant causes ‘total devastation’ to Suffolk landscape

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:22:13 +0000

Situation ‘stabilising’ as more than 100 firefighters continue to battle blaze that broke out on Dunwich Heath

A wildfire near Britain’s biggest nuclear power station has caused “total devastation” to one of the UK’s most important landscapes, as fire crews said the situation was “stabilising”.

‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:00:07 +0000

Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely

The extreme heat and drought stoking huge wildfires in Spain and France were made far more likely by the climate crisis, a scientific analysis has found.

Europe burns: a visual guide to the wildfires

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:15 +0000

Ferocious flames continue to rage in parts of France and Spain, with no sign of abating. We chart the destruction in graphics and pictures

The hellish infernos that have torn through parts of France and Spain have caused deaths, the evacuation of 330,000 people from their homes, widespread destruction and clouds of toxic smoke. Records have already been smashed and with the fourth heatwave of the European summer setting in, there are few signs of the waves of wildfires ending.

Fifteen elephant deaths at Kenya park may be due to cyanide poisoning

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:46:50 +0000

Analysis of samples collected from carcasses found traces of toxic chemical compound, says Kenya Wildlife Service

The recent deaths of 15 elephants near a park in southern Kenya in the past month were likely caused by the animals ingesting pesticides used on nearby tomato farms, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has said.

Families to be moved out of billionaire-owned tower after suffering without air con

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:39:45 +0000

Several councils to stop housing tenants in glass-fronted Britannia Point in London, where tenants were earlier told they could not use air con

Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse | Alexander Hurst

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:00:12 +0000

The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course

Are we understanding it yet? As Europe burns in the west, the south and the north, are we grasping the fact that our economies, food systems, political stability and even our ability to plan for the future, will all be charred in a world on fire?