Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Accelerated glacial melt and monsoon rains trigger deadly floods in Pakistan

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:06:40 +0000

Record temperatures and seasonal downpours raise fears of a repeat of the devastating flooding in 2022

Glaciers across northern Pakistan have been melting at an accelerated pace as a result of record-breaking summer temperatures, leading to deadly flash flooding and landslides.

The floods and heavy monsoon rains have caused devastation across the country this summer, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 130 since the rains began in late June.

French warned of high-risk summer for wildfires as Marseille blaze contained

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:07:33 +0000

Mayor urges people to exercise utmost caution as weather service says situation around Mediterranean is critical

More than 15,000 residents of Marseille confined to their homes have been allowed out after a wildfire on the outskirts of France’s second city was brought under control, but officials have warned the country faces an exceptionally high-risk summer.

Extreme heat is our future – European cities must adapt | Alexander Hurst

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:49 +0000

Greenery, shade and swimming spots won’t solve the climate crisis, but they’re becoming ever more critical

Three years ago, in Zurich for the first time, I crossed a bridge over the Limmat River and saw people floating down it in rubber rings on their way home from work, some casually holding beers. The Limmat is so clear that it almost begs you not only to jump in, but to drink it.

Environment Agency insider alleges ‘cover-up’ over sewage sludge on farmland

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:13:44 +0000

Regulator and government accused of colluding with water industry to dump potentially toxic waste without oversight

Thousands meet their MPs to show huge demand for climate action

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:00:42 +0000

Mass lobby in Westminster is kicked off with giant image on cliffs of Dover stating ‘89% of people want climate action’

More than 5,000 people from across the UK arrived in Westminster on Wednesday to meet their MPs and demand urgent climate action to protect their communities.

The mass lobby is one of the largest to date. The constituents, including parents and pensioners, doctors, teachers, farmers and youth campaigners, have arranged to lobby at least 500 MPs, about 80% of the total.

Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:00:40 +0000

Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists say

Planet-heating pollution tripled the death toll from the “quietly devastating” heatwave that seared Europe at the end of June, early analysis covering a dozen cities has found, as experts warned of a worsening health crisis that is being overlooked.

Human-wildlife coexistence through the lens of fishermen’s knowledge and lived experience

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00139-0

Human-wildlife coexistence through the lens of fishermen’s knowledge and lived experience

Unequal competition: the fate of domestic fisheries facing distant water fishing in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 09 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00135-4

Unequal competition: the fate of domestic fisheries facing distant water fishing in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Teen counselors and rookie rescue swimmer save dozens in Texas camp flood

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:56:26 +0000

At least 27 people died at Camp Mystic, but survivors credit coast guard swimmer and young staff with saving lives

A US coast guard rescue swimmer on his first rescue mission as well as teenage counselors who helped shepherd cold and wet young campers to safety have been credited with saving dozens of lives at a flood-ravaged Christian summer camp on the banks of Texas’s Guadalupe River.

Marseille fire forces hundreds to evacuate, destroys homes and grounds flights

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:50:28 +0000

Fire has brought many of the city’s services to a halt, with all flights cancelled at Marseille airport

A fast-moving wildfire on the outskirts of France’s second-largest city, Marseille, has destroyed homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate, as a heatwave and dangerous fire conditions grip the Mediterranean.