Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:19 +0000

Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says

Rising global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels are transforming the world’s forests, wetlands and tundra to the point they are releasing emissions that could further worsen global heating by as much as 30%, a new study has found.

How the fate of a small furry animal reveals the ecological tragedy of Israel’s war on Lebanon | Hisham Younes

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:00:18 +0000

The Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitat

Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:00:16 +0000

Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains

Contentious koala park plan to go ahead as three Greens senators cross the floor

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:05:02 +0000

Party backed plan to allow big industry to use a new koala national park in NSW to offset its climate pollution, but three senators dissented

August was joint-hottest month ever recorded globally

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:00:11 +0000

Temperatures reached 1.65C above preindustrial levels, months before El Niño system reaches full strength

August was the joint-hottest month ever recorded around the world, with global temperatures reaching 1.65C above preindustrial levels, scientists said on Thursday, amid warnings of further heating on the way.

Victoria’s koalas in chronically poor health and population is half what was previously estimated

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:23:27 +0000

Exclusive: State government delayed releasing major report into the health of the koala population for more than 12 months

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Peter’s farm is on ‘flood country’. As Australia’s sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:01:01 +0000

Climate Council forecasts more than 267,000 coastal properties will be damaged by flooding by 2100, costing hundreds of billions of dollars

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Can an entire Arctic ecosystem evolve to adapt to the climate crisis?

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:00:07 +0000

In the first project of its kind, scientists are trying to answer if the future of Alaska’s streams and tundra may depend not on survival of the fittest but on how species adapt together

On Alaska’s North Slope, scientists tread carefully across clumps of tussock grasses toward a fast-flowing stream draining the imposing Brooks Range of ice and snow. Near Galbraith Creek, they string out a mist net for white-crowned sparrows. The birds have recently arrived from southerly latitudes, intent on feasting on the insects that will soon descend on the tundra like storm clouds.

Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:00:01 +0000

Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis

Zack Polanski has challenged Andy Burnham’s government to publish an unredacted version of an explosive report by the UK’s spy chiefs that found the collapse of overseas ecosystems would have catastrophic consequences for the UK’s national security.

UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says

Datacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of energy, according to new research.

Environmental thinktank Verdant predicts that all the datacentres currently planned are likely to directly employ 10,400 workers – compared with the more than 40,000 cited in projections by the industry lobby group TechUK.