Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en Doctor who lost job over Texas flood post says sorry for ‘regrettable comment’ https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/doctor-who-lost-job-over-texas-flood-post-says-sorry-regrettable-comment <p>Dr Christina Propst apologizes after Blue Fish Pediatrics said she was ‘no longer an employee’ because of post</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/doctor-who-lost-job-over-texas-flood-post-says-sorry-regrettable-comment" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:59:46 +0000 admin 100580 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org New Mexico sues US air force over Pfas pollution from military base https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/new-mexico-sues-us-air-force-over-pfas-pollution-military-base <p>High levels of Pfas stemming from the base have tainted water, damaged crops and poisoned cows in the area</p> <p>The state of New Mexico is suing the US air force over its refusal to comply with orders to address extremely high levels of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/pfas">Pfas</a> pollution stemming from its base, which has tainted drinking water for tens of thousands of people, damaged crops and poisoned dairy cows.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/new-mexico-sues-us-air-force-over-pfas-pollution-military-base" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:00:42 +0000 admin 100578 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Labour housing plans could destroy 215,000 hectares of nature in England, analysis shows https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/labour-housing-plans-could-destroy-215000-hectares-nature-england-analysis-shows <p>Critics say change in biodiversity protections would harm environmental recovery and make scheme ineffective</p> <p>Plans to weaken environmental regulations for small housebuilders would allow developers in England to build on an area the size of the Yorkshire Dales in the next 10 years without replacing the nature they destroy, according to analysis.</p> <p>Labour wants to remove the requirement for small housebuilders – those whose sites are under a hectare (2.5 acres) – to replace the nature they destroy under existing rules known as biodiversity net gain.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/labour-housing-plans-could-destroy-215000-hectares-nature-england-analysis-shows" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:44:21 +0000 admin 100579 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org I quit my job as an easyJet pilot because of the climate crisis. Here’s how we can transform aviation | George Hibberd https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/i-quit-my-job-easyjet-pilot-because-climate-crisis-here-s-how-we-can-transform-aviatio <p>There’s no shortage of ideas for how to make air travel greener. But it has to start within the industry – and with workers</p> <ul> <li> <p>George Hibberd appears alongside fellow pilot Todd Smith in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/ng-interactive/2025/jul/10/guilt-trip-pilots-torn-between-flight-and-the-fight-for-the-planet-documentary">Guardian documentary Guilt Trip</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/i-quit-my-job-easyjet-pilot-because-climate-crisis-here-s-how-we-can-transform-aviatio" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:30:40 +0000 admin 100576 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Guilt Trip: pilots torn between flight and the fight for the planet - documentary https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/guilt-trip-pilots-torn-between-flight-and-fight-planet-documentary <p>Commercial pilots George Hibberd and Todd Smith grapple with the reality of their dream jobs, torn between childhood ambitions of flying and the impact of their industry on the world beneath them. From the cockpit, they witness first-hand the climate crisis unfolding below and decide to take drastic measures. As part of <a href="https://safe-landing.org/">Safe Landing</a>, a community of aviation workers who want the industry to do better for the climate, they begin to transform their eco-anxiety and guilt into action.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/guilt-trip-pilots-torn-between-flight-and-fight-planet-documentary" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:28:03 +0000 admin 100577 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Democrats and climate groups ‘too polite’ in fight against ‘malevolent’ fossil fuel giants, says key senator https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/democrats-and-climate-groups-too-polite-fight-against-malevolent-fossil-fuel-giants-sa <p>Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island gives 300th climate speech on the US Senate floor</p> <p>The Democratic party and the climate movement have been “too cautious and polite” and should instead be denouncing the fossil fuel industry’s “huge denial operation”, the US senator <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sheldon-whitehouse">Sheldon Whitehouse</a> said.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/democrats-and-climate-groups-too-polite-fight-against-malevolent-fossil-fuel-giants-sa" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:15 +0000 admin 100574 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org UK government abandons energy ‘zonal pricing’ plan https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/uk-government-abandons-energy-zonal-pricing-plan <p>Proposal to vary electricity charges in England, Wales and Scotland based on supply and demand dropped in favour of ‘fair and affordable’ single price</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/jul/10/royal-mail-scrap-second-class-post-saturdays-stamps-stock-markets-trade-war-business-live">Business live – latest updates</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/uk-government-abandons-energy-zonal-pricing-plan" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:04:19 +0000 admin 100575 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org In some UK woodlands, every young tree has died. What’s going wrong? https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/some-uk-woodlands-every-young-tree-has-died-what-s-going-wrong <p>With forests under pressure from drought, heat, disease and deer, a study has found fewer trees across a range of species surviving to maturity. But scientists say there is still hope</p> <p>To the untrained eye, Monks Wood looks healthy and lush in the summer sun. Hundreds of butterflies dance on the edge of footpaths in the ancient Cambridgeshire woodland, which is rich with ash, maple and oak trees. Birds flit through the hedgerows as they feed. A fox ambles through a forest clearing, before disappearing into long grass.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/some-uk-woodlands-every-young-tree-has-died-what-s-going-wrong" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:00:13 +0000 admin 100573 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org No training needed: How humans instinctively read nature’s signals https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/no-training-needed-how-humans-instinctively-read-nature-s-signals <p>People can intuitively sense how biodiverse a forest is just by looking at photos or listening to sounds, and their gut feelings surprisingly line up with what scientists measure.</p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:09:54 +0000 admin 100572 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Accelerated glacial melt and monsoon rains trigger deadly floods in Pakistan https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/accelerated-glacial-melt-and-monsoon-rains-trigger-deadly-floods-pakistan <p>Record temperatures and seasonal downpours raise fears of a repeat of the devastating flooding in 2022</p> <p>Glaciers across northern Pakistan have been melting at an accelerated pace as a result of record-breaking summer temperatures, leading to deadly flash flooding and landslides.</p> <p>The floods and heavy monsoon rains have caused devastation across the country this summer, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 130 since the rains began in late June.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/accelerated-glacial-melt-and-monsoon-rains-trigger-deadly-floods-pakistan" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:06:40 +0000 admin 100566 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org