Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Neil the one-tonne elephant seal causing traffic jams in rural Tasmania has returned to sea – for now

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:19:37 +0000

Premier Jeremy Rockliff says the ‘traffic cones and street signs of Tasmania can breathe a small sigh of relief’

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Venomous snakes escape breeding farms in southern China during flooding

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:08:20 +0000

Local media in Hengzhou report king ratsnakes and cobras among hundreds in flood waters caused by typhoon Maysak

Hundreds of snakes, including cobras, have escaped from flooded breeding farms in southern China as severe storms continue to batter parts of the country.

Western Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:52 +0000

Temperatures across ravaged region 3C above average as scientists warn of risks for people, ecosystems and infrastructure

Record wildfires in Europe show failure to adapt carries a mounting cost

Western Europe has been scorched by its hottest June on record, scientists have said, as the UK enters its third heatwave of the year and wildfires ravage France and Spain.

Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:30:42 +0000

Extension comes as government encourages first nuclear power projects in a generation to meet UK’s growing need for electricity

Britain’s most recently completed nuclear power plant will continue generating electricity until 2055 after the government granted the power plant a 20-year life extension.

Sizewell B in Suffolk was due to shut down within the next decade, but under a deal with the government its lifetime will be extended to 60 years to help meet the UK’s growing demand for low-carbon electricity.

UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:37:13 +0000

MPs demand publication of full report that outlines catastrophic consequences amid concerns for food security

Members of parliament have demanded full publication of an explosive report by the UK’s spy leaders that found the collapse of ecosystems overseas would have catastrophic consequences for the UK’s national security, warning that the UK has “no future” if the findings are not urgently acted on.

The Guardian view on the flamingo revolution: Albanians are standing up for their rights, as well as for nature | Editorial

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:25:37 +0000

Plans for a mega-resort, backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, have spurred broader questions about who politics is serving

Datacentres are a ticking timebomb. We must make sure AI’s benefits outweigh the costs | Nicki Hutley

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:36 +0000

They suck up energy and water, and blast out heat. Just who is better off from all this investment – aside from tech bros?

The two great existential threats of our time – the climate crisis and AI – come hurtling together in the explosion of datacentres across Australia and around the world.

You can hardly avoid hearing about them these days, either with awed reverence of the promised benefits to humankind or with fear and anger given the implications for the climate, inflation, jobs and even housing affordability.

Wyoming tightens wastewater rules after Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated water

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:08:00 +0000

Meta said it was working with officials to be a ‘good neighbor’ and drinking water supplies were not affected

Officials in Wyoming said a contractor for Mark Zuckerberg’s tech company, Meta, flushed bacteria-contaminated water into public sewers during construction of a controversial new AI datacenter.

Unions in Europe press for new worker protections to counter heat stress

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:00:52 +0000

Climate crisis prompts calls for workplace temperature limits and rights to heat breaks and adjusted working hours

As Europe’s sweltering summer continues, trades unions are mounting a push for new laws to counter deadly heat stress that is linked to an estimated 230 workplace deaths a year.

Severn Trent spared Ofwat fine after ‘serious’ waterwaste and sewage failures

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:44:08 +0000

Regulator found ‘unacceptable’ breaches in water company’s handling of drainage and sewage network

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The water company Severn Trent has been spared a fine by the industry regulator despite “serious and unacceptable breaches” in its handling of wastewater and sewage.