Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Invasive tropical mosquito found breeding in east London

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:51:53 +0000

Climate crisis could increase incursions of Aedes aegypti, which can transmit Zika virus and dengue, experts say

An invasive mosquito capable of transmitting tropical diseases has been found breeding in homes in east London, with experts warning that the rapidly warming climate will lead to greater “incursions of invasive mosquitoes”.

This is the first time the species has been identified breeding in the UK and the fourth time it has been detected.

The plastic waste overtaking New York – and the people trying to curb it

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:30:37 +0000

From New York to Quebec, photographer Bryan Anselm spent months capturing spaces overrun with plastic and the actions individuals and groups are taking to reduce waste

In New York City, the plastic we discard has a way of remaining in plain sight. There are few alleys to hide residents’ refuse, and the clear recycling bags leave their contents on full display. In a city built on a dense grid, lightweight wrappers, bags and bottles spill from overflowing bins and skitter down sidewalks, collecting in gutters and corners before the wind carries them on.

Iguazú Falls' water level rises by five times the average – video

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:22:11 +0000

Water levels at Iguazú Falls, on the border of Brazil and Argentina, have reached five times the average volume after heavy rains. The national park has stayed open to visitors with a safety protocol in place for their safety. The park's biologist and sustainability manager has said the water levels may be influenced by the El Niño phenomenon

Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:49 +0000

As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together

‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:45 +0000

Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis

The El Niño climate phenomenon is “supersizing before our eyes”, the UN has said. The event is near certain to shatter temperature records, according to the latest forecasts.

The September reset is real. I’m about to become a better person, flaxseed by flaxseed | Emma Brockes

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:44 +0000

Small changes are what I’m aiming for – 10-minute workouts, cleaning out my handbag. Then I’m less likely to have failed come October

From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:44 +0000

Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denials

As the first heatwave of the record-breaking summer arrived on 23 May, GB News host Cristo Foufas was not happy: “I am sick to death of the naysayers saying firstly that we’re all going to die and that we have to put out heat alerts, because, you know, just drink some water and drink a bit less rosé in the sunshine.”

The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:42 +0000

The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area

Electric-blue meltwater sprays up under Terry Noah’s snowmobile as he races across sea ice extending out from Canada’s northernmost public community: Grise Fiord in Nunavut, a hamlet of 144 people closer to Murmansk in Russia than the Canadian city of Toronto. The bay’s cliffs loom higher and higher like stone icebergs as he approaches his destination across the bay.

Author Correction: Perceived fairness of conservation decision-making more strongly influenced by absence than presence of procedural equity criteria

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 03 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00241-x

Author Correction: Perceived fairness of conservation decision-making more strongly influenced by absence than presence of procedural equity criteria

Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:23:37 +0000

Queensland open-cut Saraji mine will be able to keep digging until 2055 as Anthony Albanese denies tensions with Pacific leaders over fossil fuels

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