Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Gorging on bearcam: the livestream of big beasts eating that draws millions

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:00:18 +0000

Ahead of Fat Bear Week, avid fans are glued to the spectacle of brown bears devouring salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska

One of this summer’s biggest onscreen hits has had big beasts, great escapes and choppy waters, but it’s not Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey – it’s a livestream of Alaskan brown bears catching salmon.

At least five people dead in Indiana amid worst flooding in over 30 years, officials say

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:56:33 +0000

National Weather Service reports that more than 11in of rain fell over a two-day period in some areas

At least five people are dead after devastating floods that swept through Indiana this week, officials said, as storms continued to batter the state on Saturday and first responders used boats to rescue more people from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in Indianapolis.

The mayor of Indianapolis, Joe Hogsett, and other state officials implored residents in areas at risk of flooding to heed any evacuation warnings at a news conference.

Royal estates rent out homes that fail to meet legal energy efficiency standards

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:00:01 +0000

Exclusive: More than 100 homes on King Charles and Prince William’s inherited estates have EPC ratings of F or G

• ‘It’s archaic’: the struggle to heat poorly insulated homes let by royal estates

More than 100 homes on the inherited royal estates of King Charles and Prince William fail to meet the legal minimum energy standards for landlords, the Guardian can reveal.

UK’s biggest EV battery gigafactory shelves expansion as Jaguar Land Rover talks stall

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:00:54 +0000

Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars

Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets

The UK’s biggest gigafactory has shelved plans to expand production in Sunderland because of stalled talks on a deal to supply electric car batteries to Jaguar Land Rover.

Natalya Lobanova on the positives to be gained from the UK’s latest heatwave – cartoon

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:00:54 +0000

First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:01:50 +0000

Authorities confirm first Australian death of species found with virus near where it attracts crowds to a ‘penguin parade’

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It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:00:50 +0000

They rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choice

Recently, while traipsing from showroom to showroom in search of a used car for my growing clan, the iconic line from Christopher Nolan’s seminal Batman movie The Dark Knight came to mind: “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” And by villain, of course, I mean an SUV driver.

Burnham announces £65m for drought-hit farmers after Labour pressure

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:30:38 +0000

PM steps up climate response with measures including better water access and support for building farm reservoirs

Farmers must not carry the risks of the climate crisis alone, Andy Burnham has said, as he announced £65m of funding to help them manage the devastating drought.

‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:27:08 +0000

Heavy machinery seen operating in famous Santa Elena Canyon amid outcry over new wall infrastructure in beloved Texas park

Bulldozers have begun plowing up ground at the mouth of Big Bend national park’s famed Santa Elena Canyon as part of the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar “smart wall” expansion on the US-Mexico border, according to new footage taken by activists who have been monitoring the site.

‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:17:27 +0000

Thursday has been described by residents as ‘horrendous’, ‘distressing’ and ‘one of the scariest days of my life’

People in Stourbridge have described the fires that devastated more than a dozen homes as “horrendous” and “distressing”, with one describing blazes that surpassed the height of residential houses.

Multiple fires spread across the West Midlands on Thursday as temperatures reached record highs of 38.1C in the UK, during the country’s fifth consecutive heatwave.