Breaking Waves: Ocean News

In the days after my mum died, a blackbird lingered like a messenger of solace | Mark Saunokonoko

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:19 +0000

Some Māori believe that when they die, their spirit travels up New Zealand to the tip of the North Island – souls flying like birds

Australian bird of the year 2025: nominate your favourite now

Trump golf course in Scotland accused of breaching sewage limits

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:18 +0000

Exclusive: Firm that runs Aberdeenshire resort says it is ‘categorically wrong’ to suggest it has caused environmental damage

Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course has breached sewage contamination limits 14 times since 2019, documents reveal.

The 36-hole golf course, one of two that Trump owns in Scotland, also has a five-star hotel, a whisky bar and two restaurants. Trump International Golf Links, Scotland has a private sewage system that treats wastewater before releasing it into the ground by soaking it through gravel beds in raised filter mounds.

Labor’s 2035 emissions target a ‘sliding doors’ moment for future generations

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:17 +0000

Australia must lead other nations in committing to 1.5C pathway for safety, security, prosperity and the environment, experts say

Leading climate advocates have warned the Australian government’s decision on a 2035 emissions reduction will be a historic “sliding doors moment” for the country, with an international goal to keep global heating to 1.5C now hanging by a thread.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is expected to announce a target range on Thursday after a scheduled morning cabinet meeting before formally submitting it to the UN later this month.

‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:52:03 +0000

Analysis reveals sum equal to 24.2% of average bill taken as pre-tax profits by the major energy industries last year, rather than being reinvested

UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study

A quarter of the average UK energy bill was funding corporate profits last year, according to analysis that reveals the hidden cost of privatising some of the UK’s key industries.

‘A dolphin among sharks’: readers pay tribute to Robert Redford, a great movie star and decent human being

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:15:33 +0000

People remember the human side of the ‘dazzling’ film star, who was kind and wise and lived a dignified life

Robert Redford, giant of American cinema, dies aged 89

Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:27 +0000

Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases

Human-made global heating caused two in every three heat deaths in Europe during this year’s scorching summer, an early analysis of mortality in 854 big cities has found.

Australia has an Everest to climb if it wants to protect itself from climate catastrophe. But do we have the political resolve? | Erwin Jackson

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:10:17 +0000

The National Adaptation Plan is only a small step towards a comprehensive strategy to build resilience into Australia’s economy

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Ground zero: rain-starved southern Australia is grappling with one of the worst droughts in memory

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:19 +0000

Rainfall picked up in June and July in some areas but it may already be too late

In a “normal” year, Bernie Free would start seeing green shoots in the paddocks of his dairy farm in early May. This year the germination did not arrive until July – which means “naturally less sunshine, less warmth and so on – the grass grows slower”, he says.

‘We’re still in the dark’: a missing land defender and the deadly toll of land conflict on Indigenous people

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:01:18 +0000

Julia Chuñil is one of 146 land defenders who were killed or went missing last year, a third of them from Indigenous communities

One day last November, Julia Chuñil called for her dog, Cholito, and they set off into the woods around her home to search for lost livestock. The animals returned but Chuñil, who was 72 at the time, and Cholito did not.

‘It seemed like a ghost town’: LA food vendors on how Trump’s Ice raids affected business

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:00:11 +0000

Business owners explain how summer immigration sweeps have shaken the community and left them ‘vulnerable’

From early morning to late at night, food vendors are feeding the people of Los Angeles. They offer nearly anything – tamales, fried fish, crispy tacos, mole, pupusas, fresh fruit, esquites, bacon-wrapped hot dogs – to Angelenos as they start their commutes or head home after the bars have closed.