Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Flooding and travel disruption likely with heavy rain across UK

admin — Wed, 22 May 2024 05:59:12 +0000

Met Office issues amber warning for next few days, with persistent rain across much of the country

Heavy rain could bring flooding and travel disruption across much of the UK on Wednesday and Thursday with an amber warning issued for part of the country.

The Met Office has issued the warning for parts of north Wales and north-west England, including Liverpool and Manchester, for 24 hours from noon on Wednesday.

‘Never-ending’ UK rain made 10 times more likely by climate crisis, study says

admin — Wed, 22 May 2024 05:00:03 +0000

Winter downpours also made 20% wetter and will occur every three years without urgent carbon cuts, experts warn

The seemingly “never-ending” rain last autumn and winter in the UK and Ireland was made 10 times more likely and 20% wetter by human-caused global heating, a study has found.

The flooded buildings of Porto Alegre, Brazil – in pictures

admin — Wed, 22 May 2024 05:00:02 +0000

Photographer Gideon Mendel has filmed and photographed floods around the world extensively. He travelled by boat through the historic town centre of Port Alegre, documenting the reflections across a city that had become a liquid landscape

New Zealand man filmed trying to ‘body slam’ an orca in actions described as ‘idiotic’

admin — Wed, 22 May 2024 01:51:06 +0000

Department of Conservation fines 50-year-old after seeing footage of stunt on social media, and described his behaviour as ‘a blatant example of stupidity’

The actions of a New Zealand man filmed jumping off a boat in what appears to be an attempt to “body slam” an orca have been described as “shocking” and “idiotic” by the country’s Department of Conservation.

’Shocking' and 'stupid': New Zealand man fined after attempting to 'body slam' an orca – video

admin — Wed, 22 May 2024 01:47:20 +0000

The New Zealand Department of Conservation has released vision of a man appearing to attempt to 'body slam' an Orca, describing the behaviour as 'shocking and stupid'. The 50-year-old Auckland man has been fined $600. Hayden Loper, a principal investigator at the department, says the man showed reckless disregard for his own safety and that of the orca. “The video speaks for itself, it is shocking and absolutely idiotic behaviour."

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Electric cars more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol vehicles, study finds

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 22:30:46 +0000

Electric and hybrid vehicles are quieter than cars with combustion engines, making them harder to hear, especially in urban areas

Hybrid and electric cars are more likely to strike pedestrians than petrol or diesel vehicles, particularly in towns and cities, according to an analysis of British road traffic accidents.

‘Close to a police state’: campaign groups condemn UK report into protests

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:31:07 +0000

Report calls for curb on many activities and recommends making protest organisers pay towards policing

Protest groups have condemned a long-awaited report on their activity that recommends a review of undercover surveillance of activists and making protest organisers pay towards policing.

The 292-page report by John Woodcock, now Lord Walney, entitled Protecting Democracy from Coercion, calls for a curb on many activities, including a blanket ban on face coverings at protests and making it easier for businesses to claim damages from protesters who cause disruption.

Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:18:38 +0000

High temperatures in Mexico have been linked to dozens and perhaps hundreds of deaths of howler monkeys

It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees.

At least 83 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. Others were rescued by residents, including five that were rushed to a local veterinarian who battled to save them.

EPA announces $300m funding to clean up US former industrial sites

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:00:40 +0000

Environmental Protection Agency says brownfield revitalization spending has quadrupled under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $300m in new funding to clean up and redevelop 200 industrial sites across the country.

Forest bathing garden wins Chelsea flower show top prize

admin — Tue, 21 May 2024 15:34:08 +0000

First-time exhibitor Ula Maria scoops best in show for garden designed for muscular dystrophy charity

A garden demonstrating the joys of forest bathing has won best in show at the Chelsea flower show.

Designed by the first-time exhibitor Ula Maria, the garden was inspired by the ancient Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, which means being calm and quiet among trees, breathing deeply and observing nature.