Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Experts say Ed Miliband’s £1.1bn for new offshore wind projects not enough

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:09:43 +0000

One energy industry source says they expected an annual budget as high as £2bn to meet UK’s green energy targets

The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has set aside £1.1bn a year for offshore wind power developers investing in new projects in a funding round seen by some in the industry as too small to meet the UK’s green electricity targets.

Two crucial Florida coral species left ‘functionally extinct’ by ocean heatwave

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:52:53 +0000

Climate crisis drives near-total collapse of staghorn and elkhorn corals that formed backbone to state’s reefs

Two of the most important coral species that made up Florida’s reef are now functionally extinct after a withering ocean heatwave caused catastrophic losses, scientists have found.

The near-total collapse of the corals that once formed the backbone of reefs in Florida and the Caribbean means they can no longer play their previously crucial role in building and sustaining reef ecosystems that host a variety of marine life.

The acquisitions of a fortunate life have amassed over the years. All must be culled while I have the wherewithal | Paul Daley

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:00:10 +0000

Do I really need to replace my telephone every two years? Could my next laptop be recycled rather than brand new?

I have an urgent desire to shed myself of goods and chattels.

The acquisitions of a fortunate life have amassed like an overflowing email inbox and simply must be dealt with while I am alive, and not left to my children to wrangle when they’ll (hopefully, long down the track) be grieving.

Scientists just found a surprising twist in Earth’s extinction story

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:32:40 +0000

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data. Researchers found that species losses peaked about a century ago and have decreased since, with different drivers shaping past and present threats. Whereas invasive species once caused most island extinctions, habitat destruction now looms largest on continents.

Night-flying insects over UK in decline, weather radar study reveals

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:38 +0000

Study of Met Office data one of first to show how nocturnal insects affected by factors such as light pollution

Scientists have used Met Office radar data to track the trillions of insects flying above the UK for the first time, revealing a concerning decline in nocturnal species.

The team repurposed data from the UK’s network of 15 weather surveillance radars, which scan the sky hundreds of times a day.

Environment minister could approve projects at odds with nature laws under Labor overhaul

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:29:06 +0000

New ‘national interest’ provision revealed as extracts of legislation circulated to stakeholders before bill introduced to parliament later this week

Boy, 14, in hospital after crocodile attack while fishing at far north Queensland beach

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:27:55 +0000

Incident follows several crocodile sightings around Cape Tribulation as breeding season begins and risks of aggression increase

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Bear attack survival tips released in Japan as encounters surge

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:55:05 +0000

Governor of one prefecture says he is considering asking the military for help to tackle increasing attacks amid thousands-strong bear population

Knowing what to do in the event of a close encounter with a bear was once a concern only for hikers and foragers in Japan. Now, however, people in populated areas are being urged to learn how to protect themselves following a spate of attacks, as the animals leave their natural habitats in search of food.

Coalition and Greens scolded for opposing new nature laws by author of key environment report

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:53:36 +0000

Graeme Samuel says he is ‘puzzled’ by the opposition’s desire to split the EPBC Act into two parts given his previous interactions with Sussan Ley

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Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:01:17 +0000

As Cop30 approaches, a new report makes it clear the survival of isolated tribes is under threat as protections are eroded. It’s time our countries fulfilled their obligations to defend Indigenous people