Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:41 +0000

Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarm

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Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:37:19 +0000

Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer trees

Private school grounds in England offer 41% more tree cover than at state schools for cooling and shade in extreme temperatures, research has found.

Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly eastern brown caught in bike wheel

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:52:54 +0000

Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomous

A woman in her 60s is recovering after being bitten by a two-metre-long eastern brown snake that had become entangled in her bike chain in regional Australia.

She was riding on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar, in the Tweed shire in northern New South Wales, when she ran over the snake.

Emergencies on planet Earth: images from the climate crisis – in pictures

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:15 +0000

From fierce flooding and escaped pigs to birds that can’t fly due to the weight of plastic in their stomachs, mankind’s biggest challenges are on stark display at Summit Photo 2026

Robots, AI and drones: how the Dutch navy is using tech to transform its sea defences

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:14 +0000

Uncrewed systems are the future for armed forces and the Netherlands is leading the way ‘to keep people out of danger zones’

On each side of the target ship, a black vessel keeps a watchful distance. Defender 1 and Defender 2 are the eyes and ears of the navy – but they have nobody onboard, and their paths are controlled by a computer system.

How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa, displacing thousands

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:01:08 +0000

Adaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warn

Dozens of people drowned, hundreds had to be rescued and thousands were displaced when floods struck the coasts of west Africa last month.

Now scientists have concluded that the rains that caused the floods were supercharged by climate breakdown. Global heating, they say, turned what should have been a routine weather event into a climate catastrophe.

My neighbours and I were left with no water this week. Why was I the only one who seemed annoyed?

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:23:11 +0000

A burst pipe left me high, dry and desperate to wash my hair. But around me, everyone seemed stoic and unsurprised - no rolling of eyes, tutting or, God forbid, speaking ill of the water company

Wildfires in Ontario make Toronto air quality worst in world

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:08:39 +0000

Environment Canada has issued health warnings after sky over city turns yellow

Smoke from more than 100 active wildfires in northern Ontario have made Toronto’s air quality the current worst in the world and caused yellow, smoky air in cities across the north-east US.

Environment Canada issued health warnings on Wednesday after the sky over country’s largest city turned a sickly yellow and was ranked the worst in the world according to IQAir, the Swiss technology company that racks global air quality.

Greater gliders not as great at gliding as thought – but still look like magic carpets, experts say

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:01:00 +0000

While new study challenges assumptions about how far they travel, witnessing them in action still takes your breath away, scientists say

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Australia has a love-hate relationship with cats – but under all the emotion is a fascinating history | Jodie Stewart

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:59 +0000

We got our first feline hero in 1971 when Matthew Flinders’ heartfelt tribute to his pet Trim was discovered

In 1872, the city of Melbourne hosted its first cat show one year after London’s Crystal Palace debuted its first show. By 1885, “cats were seldom treated very well” in Australia, according to a writer in the Victorian Almanac that year – but they were pleased to report that Australians were starting to appreciate them more.