Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en Accelerated glacial melt and monsoon rains trigger deadly floods in Pakistan https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/accelerated-glacial-melt-and-monsoon-rains-trigger-deadly-floods-pakistan <p>Record temperatures and seasonal downpours raise fears of a repeat of the devastating flooding in 2022</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/accelerated-glacial-melt-and-monsoon-rains-trigger-deadly-floods-pakistan" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:06:40 +0000 admin 100566 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org French warned of high-risk summer for wildfires as Marseille blaze contained https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/french-warned-high-risk-summer-wildfires-marseille-blaze-contained <p>Mayor urges people to exercise utmost caution as weather service says situation around Mediterranean is critical</p> <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/french-warned-high-risk-summer-wildfires-marseille-blaze-contained" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:07:33 +0000 admin 100564 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Extreme heat is our future – European cities must adapt | Alexander Hurst https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/extreme-heat-our-future-european-cities-must-adapt-alexander-hurst <p>Greenery, shade and swimming spots won’t solve the climate crisis, but they’re becoming ever more critical</p> <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/extreme-heat-our-future-european-cities-must-adapt-alexander-hurst" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:49 +0000 admin 100565 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Environment Agency insider alleges ‘cover-up’ over sewage sludge on farmland https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/environment-agency-insider-alleges-cover-over-sewage-sludge-farmland <p>Regulator and government accused of colluding with water industry to dump potentially toxic waste without oversight</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/07/millions-of-tonnes-of-toxic-sewage-sludge-spread-on-uk-farmland-every-year">Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/07/toxic-sewage-sludge-british-farming-pfas-chemicals">‘A Trojan horse’: how toxic sewage sludge became a threat to the future of British farming</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/environment-agency-insider-alleges-cover-over-sewage-sludge-farmland" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:13:44 +0000 admin 100562 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org New York City’s congestion pricing has cut pollution and traffic – but Trump still wants to kill it https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/new-york-city-s-congestion-pricing-has-cut-pollution-and-traffic-trump-still-wants-kil <p>With less congestion, less carbon pollution, less accidents, could it be a model for other US cities? Six months in, environmentalists say yes</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/new-york-city-s-congestion-pricing-has-cut-pollution-and-traffic-trump-still-wants-kil" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:00:48 +0000 admin 100570 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Thousands meet their MPs to show huge demand for climate action https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/thousands-meet-their-mps-show-huge-demand-climate-action <p>Mass lobby in Westminster is kicked off with giant image on cliffs of Dover stating ‘89% of people want climate action’</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/thousands-meet-their-mps-show-huge-demand-climate-action" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:00:42 +0000 admin 100560 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/climate-breakdown-tripled-death-toll-europe-s-june-heatwave-study-finds <p>Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists say</p> <p>Planet-heating pollution tripled the death toll from the “quietly devastating” heatwave that seared Europe at the end of June, <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/publications/all-publications/climate-change-tripled-heat-related-deaths-in-early-summer-european-heatwave.php">early analysis</a> covering a dozen cities has found, as experts warned of a worsening health crisis that is being overlooked.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/climate-breakdown-tripled-death-toll-europe-s-june-heatwave-study-finds" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:00:40 +0000 admin 100561 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Human-wildlife coexistence through the lens of fishermen’s knowledge and lived experience https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/human-wildlife-coexistence-through-lens-fishermen-s-knowledge-and-lived-experience <p>npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 09 July 2025; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-025-00139-0">doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00139-0</a></p> <p>Human-wildlife coexistence through the lens of fishermen’s knowledge and lived experience</p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000 admin 100559 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Unequal competition: the fate of domestic fisheries facing distant water fishing in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/unequal-competition-fate-domestic-fisheries-facing-distant-water-fishing-southwestern- <p>npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 09 July 2025; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-025-00135-4">doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00135-4</a></p> <p>Unequal competition: the fate of domestic fisheries facing distant water fishing in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean</p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000 admin 100563 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Teen counselors and rookie rescue swimmer save dozens in Texas camp flood https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/teen-counselors-and-rookie-rescue-swimmer-save-dozens-texas-camp-flood <p>At least 27 people died at Camp Mystic, but survivors credit coast guard swimmer and young staff with saving lives</p> <p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas-floods-2025">flood</a>-ravaged Christian summer camp on the banks of Texas’s Guadalupe River.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/teen-counselors-and-rookie-rescue-swimmer-save-dozens-texas-camp-flood" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:56:26 +0000 admin 100558 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org