Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘Our new normal’: how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:50 +0000

As warming seas push native species to cooler waters farther north, once-rare visitors have become more common

‘It sounds silly but I thought it was a person in the water waving,” says Kurt Lander, skipper of the Yellowfin charter boat, based out of Brighton. But when he grabbed his binoculars, he realised the fluttering movement he had noticed in the middle of the Channel shipping lane was a pair of sunfish.

Massive Attack and Paris Paloma join musicians urging Burnham to reject new North Sea drilling

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:50 +0000

Brian Eno and Olly Alexander also among signatories saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies reality

More than 200 musicians including Massive Attack and Brian Eno have written to Andy Burnham, urging him to reject plans for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

Belgium tackles enormous wildfire as French PM booed on visit to affected region – Europe live

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:50:54 +0000

Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuations

Over in France, prime minister Sébastien Lecornu was booed on arrival to Le Porge, one of the towns most affected by the massive wildfire in the Gironde region last month.

Lecornu was set to meet with the local officials to discuss the reconstruction of the region, but a clip published by BFMTV showed a group of frustrated local residents booing his arrival.

Lala weakens to tropical storm as it lashes Hawaii with heavy wind and rain

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:45:12 +0000

Hurricane Lala downgraded after skirting Big Island as one person dies and 183,000 still without power

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn’t done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts. Total rainfall of nearly 3ft (1 meter) was expected on the higher windward slopes, turning rivers into raging torrents and threatening mudslides.

Nicola Jennings on Andy Burnham’s disposable barbecue ban – cartoon

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:37:07 +0000

Greek wildfire kills two people as aircraft deployed to blaze at Belgian nature reserve

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:16:45 +0000

Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuate

Two people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting aircraft were called on to help tame the biggest blaze in Belgium in more than a century in the latest wave of European wildfires.

The bodies of two people were recovered from the Peristeria beach area of Salamis on Sunday after two fires broke out on the island, a fire department spokesperson told Agence France-Presse. Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate.

‘Awed by nature’: fans mourn California’s beloved Jackie the bald eagle, whose legacy soars on

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:00:27 +0000

Famous raptor helped livestream viewers in difficult moments, and inspired a conservation project at her lake home

The bald eagle Jackie made her home on the shore of southern California’s Big Bear Lake for most of her 14 years. But her death earlier this week drew international attention.

Florida sets record for sea turtle nests but Trump move could stall recovery

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:25 +0000

Loggerhead turtles abound this season but rollback of Endangered Species Act protections could threaten future

Wildlife groups in Florida are celebrating record numbers of sea turtle nests this season, but experts warn Donald Trump’s recent gutting of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) could reverse decades of their recovery from the edge of extinction.

Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:33:42 +0000

Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plans

University spinout to launch water quality app for UK and US waters

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:22 +0000

Molendotech will collate data from daily tests that detect E coli and other bacteria amid reports of swimmers falling ill

A UK university spinout behind a rapid bacterial water testing kit is planning to launch live water quality maps, as scores of beachgoers report falling ill after swimming.

Molendotech, a spinout from the University of Plymouth, sells a portable test that detects E coli and other bacteria in water and delivers results on the spot, without waiting for days to get laboratory results.