Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en Scottish households urged to cut water use as climate crisis limits supplies https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/scottish-households-urged-cut-water-use-climate-crisis-limits-supplies <p>Scottish Water boss says average Scot uses 40% more water than people in Yorkshire partly due to mistaken belief water is abundant in Scotland</p> <p>Scottish households are being urged to cut back heavily on their water use and instead treat it as a precious resource due to the growing threat to supplies from climate heating.</p> <p>Alex Plant, the chief executive of Scottish Water, said the average Scot used 40% more water than consumers in Yorkshire, partly because there was a widespread but mistaken assumption that water was abundant in Scotland.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/scottish-households-urged-cut-water-use-climate-crisis-limits-supplies" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:00:03 +0000 admin 100582 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Trump officials axed an online portal for its key climate report. Read it in full here https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/trump-officials-axed-online-portal-its-key-climate-report-read-it-full-here <p>Guardian makes legally mandated gold standard report widely available after administration deleted website</p> <p>The future of the US government’s premier climate crisis report is perilously uncertain after the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> deleted the website that housed the periodic, legally mandated assessments that have been produced by scientists over the past two decades.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/trump-officials-axed-online-portal-its-key-climate-report-read-it-full-here" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:00:01 +0000 admin 100581 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org With the world in crisis, many say end globalisation. I say that would be a mistake | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/world-crisis-many-say-end-globalisation-i-say-would-be-mistake-luiz-cio-lula-da-silva <p>Terms like ‘deglobalisation’ have become commonplace, but what we need is true multilateralism. Erecting walls won’t bring us peace and prosperity</p> <ul> <li> <p>Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of Brazil</p> </li> </ul> <p>The year 2025 should be a time of celebration, marking eight decades of the <a href="https://research.un.org/en/unmembers/founders">United Nations’ existence</a>. But it risks going down in history as the year when the international order built since 1945 collapsed.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/world-crisis-many-say-end-globalisation-i-say-would-be-mistake-luiz-cio-lula-da-silva" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:47:24 +0000 admin 100583 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Doctor who lost job over Texas flood post says sorry for ‘regrettable comment’ https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/doctor-who-lost-job-over-texas-flood-post-says-sorry-regrettable-comment <p>Dr Christina Propst apologizes after Blue Fish Pediatrics said she was ‘no longer an employee’ because of post</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/doctor-who-lost-job-over-texas-flood-post-says-sorry-regrettable-comment" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:59:46 +0000 admin 100580 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org New Mexico sues US air force over Pfas pollution from military base https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/new-mexico-sues-us-air-force-over-pfas-pollution-military-base <p>High levels of Pfas stemming from the base have tainted water, damaged crops and poisoned cows in the area</p> <p>The state of New Mexico is suing the US air force over its refusal to comply with orders to address extremely high levels of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/pfas">Pfas</a> pollution stemming from its base, which has tainted drinking water for tens of thousands of people, damaged crops and poisoned dairy cows.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/new-mexico-sues-us-air-force-over-pfas-pollution-military-base" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:00:42 +0000 admin 100578 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Labour housing plans could destroy 215,000 hectares of nature in England, analysis shows https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/labour-housing-plans-could-destroy-215000-hectares-nature-england-analysis-shows <p>Critics say change in biodiversity protections would harm environmental recovery and make scheme ineffective</p> <p>Plans to weaken environmental regulations for small housebuilders would allow developers in England to build on an area the size of the Yorkshire Dales in the next 10 years without replacing the nature they destroy, according to analysis.</p> <p>Labour wants to remove the requirement for small housebuilders – those whose sites are under a hectare (2.5 acres) – to replace the nature they destroy under existing rules known as biodiversity net gain.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/labour-housing-plans-could-destroy-215000-hectares-nature-england-analysis-shows" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:44:21 +0000 admin 100579 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Climate anxiety meant I could no longer work as a pilot. But I love flying – and I know we can transform aviation | George Hibberd https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/climate-anxiety-meant-i-could-no-longer-work-pilot-i-love-flying-and-i-know-we-can-tra <p>There’s no shortage of ideas for how to make air travel greener. But it has to start within the industry – and with workers</p> <ul> <li> <p>George Hibberd appears alongside fellow pilot Todd Smith in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/ng-interactive/2025/jul/10/guilt-trip-pilots-torn-between-flight-and-the-fight-for-the-planet-documentary">Guardian documentary Guilt Trip</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/climate-anxiety-meant-i-could-no-longer-work-pilot-i-love-flying-and-i-know-we-can-tra" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:30:40 +0000 admin 100576 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Guilt Trip: pilots torn between flight and the fight for the planet - documentary https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/guilt-trip-pilots-torn-between-flight-and-fight-planet-documentary <p>Commercial pilots George Hibberd and Todd Smith grapple with the reality of their dream jobs, torn between childhood ambitions of flying and the impact of their industry on the world beneath them. From the cockpit, they witness first-hand the climate crisis unfolding below and decide to take drastic measures. As part of <a href="https://safe-landing.org/">Safe Landing</a>, a community of aviation workers who want the industry to do better for the climate, they begin to transform their eco-anxiety and guilt into action.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/guilt-trip-pilots-torn-between-flight-and-fight-planet-documentary" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:28:03 +0000 admin 100577 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Democrats and climate groups ‘too polite’ in fight against ‘malevolent’ fossil fuel giants, says key senator https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/democrats-and-climate-groups-too-polite-fight-against-malevolent-fossil-fuel-giants-sa <p>Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island gives 300th climate speech on the US Senate floor</p> <p>The Democratic party and the climate movement have been “too cautious and polite” and should instead be denouncing the fossil fuel industry’s “huge denial operation”, the US senator <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sheldon-whitehouse">Sheldon Whitehouse</a> said.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/democrats-and-climate-groups-too-polite-fight-against-malevolent-fossil-fuel-giants-sa" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:15 +0000 admin 100574 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org UK government abandons energy ‘zonal pricing’ plan https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/uk-government-abandons-energy-zonal-pricing-plan <p>Proposal to vary electricity charges in England, Wales and Scotland based on supply and demand dropped in favour of ‘fair and affordable’ single price</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/jul/10/royal-mail-scrap-second-class-post-saturdays-stamps-stock-markets-trade-war-business-live">Business live – latest updates</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/uk-government-abandons-energy-zonal-pricing-plan" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:04:19 +0000 admin 100575 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org