Breaking Waves: Ocean News

New York is running out of room for its waste even with Statue of Liberty sized landfill

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:30:18 +0000

One company is proposing elongating the life of the dump, pungent smell and all, several more decades

As a visual representation of how New York is running out of places to put its waste, the largest active landfill in the state is a striking one. The hulking Seneca Meadows landfill is already the height of the Statue of Liberty and its operators are seeking to raise it even further, to the consternation of nearby residents.

A super El Niño brings life and death to the California coast: ‘Like nothing we’ve ever seen’

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:19 +0000

Water temperatures are climbing the charts, high tides are swallowing the shoreline and vital parts of the food web that feed ocean diversity are disappearing

On a picturesque autumn afternoon last week, the beaches of California’s Monterey Bay were teeming with life and death.

El Niño will increase risk of death in childbirth for millions, say midwives

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:18 +0000

Effects of extreme weather expected in countries that already have high maternal and newborn death rates

El Niño stokes a higher risk of death in childbirth for millions of women in the world’s harshest crisis zones, midwives have warned.

Converging waves of weather – floods, cyclones and extreme heat – forecast to peak in the coming months will prove fatal for many, especially pregnant women, who face being cut off from hospital when in labour.

Storm Charles causes floods and flight cancellations across southern Europe

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:49:19 +0000

Heavy rain and strong winds have also caused disruption across British Columbia, Canada, over the last week

Week in wildlife: Scottish beavers, running giraffes and good news for dormice

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:00:13 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Cop31 live: ‘I will never give up’ UN chief tells climate summit ahead of last address

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:55:03 +0000

Debate over climate science, transition away from fossil fuels, electrification and climate finance can begin in earnest as world leaders leave UN summit

Far away from the conference centre, Norway’s supreme court has declared the state’s decision to award three permits for oil and gasfields in the North Sea invalid, as it had not accounted for the harm caused by burning the fuels.

Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as traffic exhaust, study suggests

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 06:00:12 +0000

Research finds highest levels of cancer-related PAH pollutants in cities that have widespread wood heating

Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as exposure to traffic exhaust, suggests new research across six European towns and cities.

World is now in ‘age of electricity’, energy agency chief says

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:00:11 +0000

Exclusive: Fossil fuels no longer dominant energy source, IEA leader says, as summit considers electrification pledge

The world has left behind the age of coal, oil and gas and is now firmly in “the age of electricity”, the world’s leading energy economist has said.

‘I spend less, that’s all that matters’: life in the world’s most electrified countries

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:00:10 +0000

Owning an electric car, driving an electric motorbike taxi, riding scooters – we speak to people in Oslo, Kigali and Shanghai about their everyday routines

The race to electrification has emerged as a key theme of this year’s UN climate summit: increasing the use of electricity – particularly from clean sources – has the potential to improve daily life for people around the world.