Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Japanese eels can escape predators’ stomach through their gills, finds study

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:00:22 +0000

Eels use tail-first technique to back up digestive tract of fish towards oesophagus before coming out of gills

It sounds like the plot of a horror movie – a predator swallows its prey only for the creature to burst out of its captor’s body. But it seems Japanese eels do just that.

Scientists in Japan have discovered that when swallowed by a dark sleeper fish, the eels can escape.

Warm fronts to Y-fronts: Chinese city hit by underwear storm

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:26:20 +0000

Chongqing authorities say cloud seeding to break heatwave did not cause winds that sent laundry flying

It was the talk of the town. After the authorities sought to break a long-running heatwave in Chongqing by using cloud-seeding missiles to artificially bring rain, the Chinese megacity was blasted by an unusual weather event – an underwear storm.

The huge US toxic fire shrouded in secrecy: ‘I taste oil in my mouth’

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:00:14 +0000

Louisianans say a major accident at a sprawling Marathon refinery caused health issues. The company insists there were ‘no offsite impacts’

At 8.04am on 25 August last year, Darnell Alboudoor watched a plume of black smoke blanketing the sky and rolling in the direction of her family home.

A stench like burning oil filled the air on that piping hot summer morning, as Alboudoor, 54, looked in the direction of the sprawling petroleum refinery, which sat a few hundred feet from her back yard. She called 911.

The solar pump revolution could bring water to millions of Africans but it must be sustainable and fair | Alan MacDonald

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:00:12 +0000

Solar power could enable 400 million Africans without water to tap into groundwater aquifers. However, we must ensure smaller projects do not lose out in the rush for new technology

It’s a truly dreadful irony: for many of the 400 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who lack access to even a basic water supply, there is likely to be a significant reserve in aquifers sitting just a few metres below their feet.

‘Don’t run away’: Labor urged to collaborate with Greens and crossbenchers on environmental reforms

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:36:31 +0000

Support for government’s environmental legislation offered in exchange for protections that deliver ‘immediate, tangible impacts’

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Greens and crossbench senators have told the government not to “hide behind” Peter Dutton and Gina Rinehart and instead work with them on a better deal for the environment.

Sharks deserting coral reefs as oceans heat up, study shows

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:00:12 +0000

Climate crisis is driving key predators from their homes and threatening an already embattled ecosystem

Sharks are deserting their coral reef homes as the climate crisis continues to heat up the oceans, scientists have discovered.

‘Salty and soft, like a praline’: will Belgium’s national dish finally feature homegrown mussels?

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 08:00:11 +0000

Moules frites are a staple, but the majority of the shellfish eaten in the country are imported. Previous attempts to farm them have foundered – but a bumper harvest this year suggests the ‘delicate’ Belgian mussel is here to stay

Most US voters say plastics industry should be held responsible for recycling claims – report

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 08:00:10 +0000

Even a majority of Republicans support efforts to hold manufacturers accountable for allegedly deceptive claims

Concern about the fossil fuel and plastics industries’ alleged deception about recycling is growing, with new polling showing a majority of American voters, including 54% of Republicans, support legal efforts to hold the sectors accountable.

Changing circulations challenge the sustainability of cold water mass and associated ecosystem under climate change

admin — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 09 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00077-3

Changing circulations challenge the sustainability of cold water mass and associated ecosystem under climate change

Company linked to Angus Taylor offered ‘generous’ offset calculation after illegal land clearing, FoI letters reveal

admin — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 15:00:50 +0000

Exclusive: Experts say legislation is ‘broken’ when it’s cheaper for landholders to break the law than it is to apply for permits