Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:53:49 +0000

Party in England and Wales ditches commitment to phase out nuclear in major shift in its energy policy

Green party members have voted to end the party’s opposition to nuclear power, dropping a commitment to phase out the technology in a major shift in its energy policy.

Snakes, bobcats, mountain lions: the secret animal world beneath the Hollywood sign

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:27 +0000

An international symbol for the city, the sign is also hallmark of the region’s environmental richness

Atop Mount Lee, in the heart of Los Angeles, the wind is quiet. Two red-tailed hawks sail above, barely flapping as they coast the thermal air like surfers on a wave. Standing beside the giant letters of the Hollywood sign, the city seems peaceful. On a clear day, blocks and blocks of homes unfold beneath and the skies reveal sights all the way to Catalina Island – 10 miles out, across the Pacific.

That’s the beauty seen from the Hollywood sign.

Man caught with 300 tortoises and 77 parrots bound for Malta at Sicilian port

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:52:30 +0000

Italian police say Maltese citizen under investigation for smuggling after animals found packed in car

A Maltese man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly attempting to transport 300 tortoises and 77 parrots from Sicily to Malta.

The animals were found packed into a car near the boarding area for a Malta-bound catamaran during an inspection at the Sicilian port of Pozzallo, the local unit of Italy’s financial police squad said on Monday.

US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:34:45 +0000

Court starts new term hearing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level

The US supreme court begins its new nine-month term hearing arguments on Monday in a high-stakes case in which big oil companies are attempting to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the climate crisis.

Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:52:03 +0000

Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit

Extreme heat warnings issued for parts of southern California

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:20:52 +0000

Temperatures in US state forecast to hit high 30s celsius this week, while regions in Indonesia grapple with wildfires

Tory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, says thinktank – as it happened

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:34:30 +0000

A researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’

Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:20:46 +0000

Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park

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Australia had its second hottest September on record last month as global heating and a strengthening El Niño combined to break a string of heat records around the country.

Authorities issue shark warning over whale that swam 11km upstream in Clarence River and later died

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:02:07 +0000

Juvenile humpback was spotted near Bundjalung national park in what experts say is a rare but not unprecedented event

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While the case of a whale found 11km upstream in a New South Wales river this weekend was unusual, it was not unprecedented, experts say.

To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:47 +0000

As trawlers compete with Greenland sharks for halibut and cod, conservationists and fishers clash over what to do about misunderstood species

‘When I accidentally catch a shark, I bring it to my dogs,” Henrik Jensen, a 27-year-old from Greenland’s west coast, says casually. “I don’t let it back down because [the sharks] bully me and cut my lines.”