Breaking Waves: Ocean News

How a lush Miami park was designed to keep flooding at bay – in pictures

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:00:26 +0000

As the climate crisis intensifies the storms lashing south Florida, it is imperative to design spaces that soak up the water. The 19.4-acre Bayshore Park is an example of how to design spaces that protect from and connect residents to nature

Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense’

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:21 +0000

US states from California to Georgia are promoting induction stoves for climate, health and cost benefits

Marcos Ramos hasn’t been able to cook a full meal at home in nearly four years, after a gas leak resulted in a lengthy supply cut off for his New York City apartment building.

Now, though, Ramos will be able to cook again thanks to a technology that is gradually advancing in the US after being embroiled in an unlikely culture war – the electric induction stove.

Thames Water ‘close to deal that would spare it new Ofwat fines until 2030’

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:57:06 +0000

Offer reportedly put forward by creditors hoping to save struggling firm from being renationalised temporarily

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Thames Water is said to be close to a deal with its regulator that would allow the company to avoid new fines for four years, as long as it commits to investing in the business.

UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:20 +0000

Exclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock units

Ministers are rewriting planning rules to make it easier to build intensive livestock farms despite concerns about water pollution, air quality and local opposition.

World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:38:14 +0000

Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations

At 194 years old, Jonathan the giant tortoise was a youngster when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne – and has now lived long enough to fall victim to a crypto scam.

News outlets including the BBC, Daily Mail and USA Today falsely reported his death after an X account posing as Jonathan’s vet broke the news.

Not if, but when: how Spain’s coastal towns are preparing for tsunamis

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:16 +0000

In the holiday hotspots of the Costa del Sol, the risks are rarely mentioned. But in neighbouring Cádiz, the country’s first tsunami-ready town is leading by example

Even on a wet, wintry day in Málaga, the Mediterranean looks benign. But only 25 miles (40km) south-west of its port, where half a million tourists disembark from cruise ships into the Costa del Sol each year, lies a system of tectonic plates and faults that fracture the seabed between Spain and north Africa.

‘Fossil-fuel imperialism’: Trump’s hankering for Iranian oil runs deep

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:02 +0000

Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective president has supported for decades

Donald Trump said this past weekend he wants to “take the oil in Iran” by seizing control of a key export hub, echoing a refrain he has returned to for over a decade.

It’s a sign of his disregard for international law and belief in “fossil-fuel imperialism”, experts say.

‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:01 +0000

Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory

Snow surveys taking place across the American west this week are offering a grim prognosis, after a historically warm winter and searing March temperatures left the critical snowpack at record-low levels across the region.

‘Guano is far more than just droppings’: scientists uncover the secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa park

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:55 +0000

The more than 100 bat species living in the Mozambican reserve’s labyrinth of caves play a key role in maintaining a fragile ecosysytem that benefits wildlife and people

• Words and photographs by Kang-Chun Cheng

After wriggling gingerly into a damp, cool cave, Raúl da Silva Armando Chomela waits for his eyes to adjust. Donning latex gloves, a helmet fitted with a headlamp, and a mask to protect his lungs from fine particles and bacteria, the molecular biologist from the Mozambican port city of Beira gazes into the shadowy recesses for signs of bats.

This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly | Chaitanya Kumar

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:07:20 +0000

The Iran war will hit food prices, fuel costs and interest rates. But with a few smart moves, we could could turn this crisis to our advantage