Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘We stared into an abyss’: the heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:00:42 +0000

Exhausted firefighters wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes

By noon it is time for a break. The temperature is about 35C, the smell of ash, cinders and burnt wood hang acrid in the air. At tables laid out in the shrinking shade on the desiccated grass and sand outside the sports centre in Le Porge, 200 men and a handful of women have gathered. Firefighters, soldiers, police, gendarmes, officials, first aid teams, foresters and volunteers sit elbow to elbow, plates of sausages, steak and potatoes in front of them.

ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:00:41 +0000

Exclusive: As wildfires rage, Frank Elderson says more work needed to assess risk from collapse of ecosystem services

A senior policymaker at the European Central Bank has said the climate emergency and the breakdown of nature poses a dramatically growing risk to the global economy.

Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado River crisis

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:38:28 +0000

Federal government plan outlines cuts of roughly 40% to California, Arizona and Nevada but fix is likely to be only temporary

The US government released its anxiously awaited plan for how to manage the Colorado River crisis on Friday, which includes the potential for harsh cuts in water supplied to California, Arizona and Nevada.

India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:24:34 +0000

António Guterres says strengthening El Niño will help push the world’s climate crisis into ‘uncharted territory’

India’s monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions are forecast across much of the world as a stronger El Niño weather system is taking hold, weather experts have warned.

António Guterres, the UN secretary general, said the strengthening El Niño was “adding fuel to a planet already on fire” and pushing the world into “uncharted territory”.

Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:39:03 +0000

Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too late

The bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, to get answers from Spain’s government about why her parents were not told to evacuate until it was too late.

Huge great white spotted traveling off US and Canada as shark sightings surge

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:14 +0000

Contender, largest tagged male great white, heading north as overheating oceans alter range of several shark species

The largest tagged male great white shark in the Atlantic Ocean has been identified traveling up the US and Canada coastline amid a surge in sightings of sharks that are increasingly shifting their movement patterns due to the overheating of the oceans.

Week in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching fox

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:13:33 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:09 +0000

Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against Iran

Great Britain has recorded more new solar power installations in the first half of this year than in any six-month period since 2011, as households turn to rooftop panels to help cut their energy bills.

An analysis of the government’s official figures shows that Great Britain added 142,536 solar installations in the first six months of the year, putting it on track to top last year’s record solar additions.

Wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant causes ‘total devastation’ to Suffolk landscape

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:22:13 +0000

Emergency crews say situation remains ‘dynamic’ as more than 100 firefighters battle Dunwich Heath blaze

A wildfire near Britain’s biggest nuclear power station has caused “total devastation” to one of the UK’s most important landscapes, as fire crews said the situation remained “dynamic”.

‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:00:07 +0000

Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely

The extreme heat and drought stoking huge wildfires in Spain and France were made far more likely by the climate crisis, a scientific analysis has found.