Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Villagers on Principe, the ‘African Galapagos’, to be paid for protecting the ecosystem

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:13:35 +0000

A billionaire is funding a sustainable development project on the west African island that makes the local population stewards of its future

At the crumbling colonial farm buildings in Porto Real, agricultural worker Kimilson Lima, 43, has signed the agreement and he’s happy. “With this money we can have a proper floor in the house,” he said. “And an inside toilet.”

‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:00:08 +0000

Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regions

Climate breakdown is shrinking the amount of time that people can safely go about their lives, according to a study that shows a third of the world’s population now resides in areas where heat severely limits activity.

Scrapping North Sea windfall tax would not reduce UK energy bills, say experts

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:39:09 +0000

Rachel Reeves said to be considering levy cuts for oil and gas firms, but economists say this would just fatten profits

Easing the windfall tax on the North Sea would do nothing for hard-pressed consumers, and merely fatten the profits of oil and gas companies, economists and experts have told the Guardian.

Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:00:08 +0000

Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening war

Israel’s bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions, experts have warned, as monitors admitted they were struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from the widening war.

Bundaberg residents told to evacuate immediately amid major flooding in parts of Queensland

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:09:09 +0000

The BoM has forecast flooding of the Burnett River at Bundaberg could rise to 7.5 metres by midnight

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The Guardian view on the Iran crisis exposing Britain’s energy vulnerability: clean power offers protection | Editorial

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:11:25 +0000

The war reveals Britain’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices. More North Sea drilling will not shield households, building domestic green energy will

Yorkshire Water receives fresh funding despite sewage fines and pay row

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:27:09 +0000

Private equity group EQT to take 42% stake as supplier faces scrutiny over environmental record and CEO’s pay

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A leading European investor will pump fresh funding into Yorkshire Water including helping to cover a £600m loan, despite recent heavy sewage fines and a scandal over executive pay at the utility company.

Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:47 +0000

Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity

The large tortoiseshell – an elusive and enigmatic butterfly that became extinct in Britain in the last century – is a UK resident species once again, with a flurry of early spring sightings.

Britain’s list of native butterflies has increased to 60 with the return of the insect after individuals emerged from hibernation in woodlands in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Cornwall and the Isle of Wight.

How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:00:43 +0000

A Guardian investigation with DeSmog reveals thousands of tonnes of fish are illegally turned into fishmeal and oil off the coast of Guinea-Bissau

The only ice factory on Bubaque, an island in west Africa’s Guinea-Bissau, is out of service. Local fishers, such as Pedro Luis Pereira, are forced to source ice from factories on the mainland, about 70km away – a six-hour round trip by boat.

‘A saltwater crocodile on the AFL oval’: worst flooding in decades inundates NT as residents urged to avoid water

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:26:56 +0000

Schools and highways close and Territorians living near major rivers leave amid possibly record-breaking rain

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