Breaking Waves: Ocean News

More than 200 inmates escape Nigerian prison in aftermath of flooding

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:33:39 +0000

Prisoners fled when the walls of their jail collapsed in the country’s worst flooding in two decades

More than 200 inmates escaped from a prison in north-east Nigeria in the aftermath of the worst flooding there in over two decades, authorities have announced.

Europe beats the US for walkable, livable cities, study shows

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:53:46 +0000

Cities such as Zurich and Dublin found to have key services accessible within 15 minutes for more than 95% of residents

When Luke Harris takes his daughter to the doctor, he strolls down well-kept streets with “smooth sidewalks and curb cuts [ramps] for strollers at every intersection”. If the weather looks rough or he feels a little lazy, he hops on a tram for a couple of stops.

Criticism of sacred site decision shows we have learned nothing from Juukan Gorge | Calla Wahlquist

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:00:03 +0000

Cultural protection order has been framed as a push to curry favour with inner-city seats, ignoring grassroots campaigns from Indigenous and non-Indigenous locals

Deadly avian flu strain could enter Australia via thieving migratory birds, scientists warn

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:00:01 +0000

Birds practicing kleptoparasitism – harassing each other until they drop their saliva-covered food – seen as ‘plausible pathway’ for arrival of H5N1

The environment was meant to be ‘back on the priority list’ under Labor. Instead, we’ve seen a familiar story | Adam Morton

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:00:01 +0000

There have been moments of modest progress, but the Albanese government has not lived up to its early rhetoric

Death toll reaches 16 as ‘dramatic’ flooding in central Europe continues

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:28:01 +0000

Czech Republic, Poland and Austria fear worst may yet be to come as thousands are evacuated to higher ground

The death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16, with several more people missing, as authorities reported deaths in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria and warned the worst may be to come.

Three US states call on environmental agency to regulate PFAS air emissions

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:00:24 +0000

North Carolina, New Jersey and New Mexico petitioned regulators to classify some PFAS as hazardous air pollutants

Three US states are formally demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begin regulating PFAS “forever chemical” air emissions, as the toxic threat that the pollution poses to the environment and human health comes into sharper focus.

Storm Boris batters central Europe – in pictures

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:23:31 +0000

Storm Boris has caused several deaths, and thousands have been evacuated from their homes across Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia

The Stakes: how JD Vance's home town has won millions in climate investment that he calls a 'green scam'

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:23 +0000

Locals called it a ‘miracle’ when the steel plant in JD Vance’s home town got $500m for an upgrade. But Trump’s running mate calls shifting the US to cleaner energy a ‘green scam’

Hot queen conch seeks cool mates: Florida’s new ‘speed dating’ service to save endangered shellfish

admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:22 +0000

Soaring sea temperatures have made the celebrated gastropod lethargic and infertile, so scientists are helping the threatened species to reproduce

Of the many novel initiatives dreamed up by scientists to protect threatened species from the ravages of record ocean temperatures, Florida’s new “speed dating for shellfish” programme might be about the most extraordinary.