Breaking Waves: Ocean News

US heat dome causes dangerous conditions for more than 100 million people

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:17:51 +0000

High temperatures and humidity across north-eastern coast increase risk of heat exhaustion, illnesses and death

More than a 100 million people in the US will face dangerous conditions over the weekend as a heat dome which has scorched much of the center of the country nudges eastward.

‘It’s spectacular’: volunteer Dorset divers see summer of surging seahorses

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:54:03 +0000

After efforts to make conditions better for the elusive creatures in Studland Bay, sightings are greatly increasing

The divers emerged from the water smiling with satisfaction. They had found what they were looking for in the undersea meadows off the south coast of England.

“Seahorses are tricky to spot,” said Mark Fox. “The seagrass sways and they blend into it pretty well. It helps if it’s sunny and not too choppy but you have to get your eye in. When you see them, it’s brilliant.”

As food prices rise, Mamdani wants public grocery stores in New York. Can it work?

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:00:27 +0000

Experts say there’s plenty of precedent both in the US and abroad for state-supported food infrastructure

‘Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:00:37 +0000

Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness

When Joe Harkness received a message from a friend about macerating moth abdomens to check their genitalia to identify the species, it sparked an idea for a new book about wildlife obsessions. But over time, this developed into a completely different book: a clarion call to embrace neurodiversity in the fight against the extinction crisis.

From punk rock to gardening classes: the cemeteries getting a new lease on life

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:00:22 +0000

‘Instead of just a choral group in a chapel, now it’s a rock group in a mausoleum,’ says one unspooked supporter

Rodney Anonymous, lead singer of the punk rock band The Dead Milkmen, has performed in venues around the world. His favorite place to play live is filled with the dead at the Laurel Hill cemetery in Philadelphia, where he used to ride his bike as a kid.

Caribbean leaders hail ICJ climate ruling as ‘historic’ win for small island states

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:00:56 +0000

PM of St Vincent and the Grenadines says ruling will strengthen the Caribbean’s negotiating power when it comes to climate change reparations

Leaders in the Caribbean have hailed the outcome of the international court of justice (ICJ) climate change case as a “historic legal victory” for small island states everywhere.

Week in wildlife: a rescued monkey, squabbling jays and an amputee camel

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:00:51 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Do you want to know what state capture looks like? Chevron is winding down oil production on Barrow Island | First Dog on the Moon

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 05:52:49 +0000

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Volunteers map 10,000 routes in Great Britain to help make walking accessible

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 05:00:49 +0000

Campaign group Slow Ways developing app for disabled people, parents with children, older people and others

Volunteers have mapped 10,000 walking routes across Great Britain in an attempt to make rural walking more accessible.

The group has been researching and mapping these walking routes since 2020, and has now made them available on a dedicated website.

Closing classroom windows does not cut air pollution, study finds

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 05:00:49 +0000

Tests conducted at 500 UK sites show particle pollution exceeded health guidelines on 6% of school days

Keeping the classroom window closed is not the answer to reduce the amount of pollution coming into schools, a recent study has found.

A project called SAMHE (Schools’ Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education) operated air pollution monitors in nearly 500 classrooms for an academic year and found that days with high outdoor pollution led to higher pollution inside the classrooms.