Breaking Waves: Ocean News

As monarch butterflies migrate for the fall, meet the Chicago woman trying to protect them

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:00:18 +0000

Claudia Galeno-Sánchez has turned her home into a sanctuary for the insects by planting native milkweed and wildflowers – and sharing her experience

Along the concrete streets of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, a vividly colored home stands out among the rest.

Over the past few years, Claudia Galeno-Sánchez has transformed her modest family home, which she shares with her husband and two children, into a sanctuary and educational space dedicated to the monarch butterfly.

July 2026 was worst on record for wildfires in England, data shows

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:34:34 +0000

Devastating blaze near Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk among a record 624 wildfires in July this year

This July was the worst on record for wildfires in England, provisional data shows, with England experiencing a clear upward trend in the total number of wildfires recorded.

Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:13 +0000

Nine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public health

The British government must be honest about the scale of the threat posed by climate and nature breakdown, researchers have said, after nine out of 10 people surveyed after watching a briefing on the issue felt more motivated to act.

Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:10 +0000

The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis

Would you mind fixing the NHS? And while you’re at it, could you please build an anti-missile system in your garden? Then regulate the banks, replace the water mains, tax the very rich and use the proceeds to rebuild our schools. Well, come on people: what are you waiting for?

Next UK banknotes to feature barn owls, bumblebees, puffins and hedgehogs

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:11 +0000

Four native species selected after consultation, but which one adorns which note is yet to be decided

Bees, barn owls, puffins and hedgehogs have been picked to feature on the next generation of banknotes, the Bank of England has announced.

The quartet of creatures were selected after a large-scale consultation settled on wild animals as the theme, with members of the public then asked to pick their favourites out of 18 options divided into three categories.

This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:09 +0000

The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it

Indonesia accused of ‘gross negligence’ in wildfires lawsuit as haze tests region

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 03:54:09 +0000

NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires and

The Indonesian government has been accused of “gross negligence” in a class action lawsuit over its handling of wildfires that have cloaked large parts of South-east Asia in a toxic haze, shuttered schools and caused a spike in respiratory illnesses.

Comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed, scientists say

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:01:03 +0000

A landmark report reveals that the world must change the way it produces food to avoid a biodiversity collapse

Conservation comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and green sea turtles prove that global nature loss can be reversed, scientists have said. But a report warns food production must be the next “positive tipping point” if the world is to avert biodiversity collapse.

Bendy elm still standing against all odds crowned UK tree of the year

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:01:03 +0000

Hundred-and-fifty-year-old Wych elm in Newcastle, Co Down has grown sideways owing to strong winds

The “astonishing and bizarre” Bendy Tree in Northern Ireland has been crowned the winner of this year’s tree of the year competition.

The wych elm tree, located in Newcastle, County Down, owes its name to its near horizontal trunk, which has grown sideways owing to the strong seaside winds coming off the Irish Sea.

French wine industry facing historic low harvest after extreme summer heat

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:40:11 +0000

This year’s harvest expected to be down 2% on mediocre yield in 2025, when production was lowest in nearly 70 years

France’s wine industry is facing a historic low harvest after the country was hit by a series of summer heatwaves.

At about 35m hectolitres, the total harvest would be down 2% on a mediocre 2025 yield and 14% below the 2021-2025 average, according to estimates published on Wednesday by the ministry of agriculture.