Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Datacentres facing increase in global climate-related legal cases, report finds

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:03:54 +0000

LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollution

The proliferation of datacentres and AI is increasingly at the forefront of environmental litigation around the world from Chile to Ireland, a report has found.

Has Cornwall’s housing crisis created a van life generation?

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:17:20 +0000

Cornwall's housing crisis is forcing young people to live in vans. As second homes and short-term holiday lets drive up house prices, a growing number are turning to van life to stay in the place they love. The Guardian meets young people who say their van brings them freedom but also uncertainty, as they struggle to find water, safe places to park and secure a future

UK Met Office extends red heat warning into Friday night as extreme heat grips Europe – live

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:38:35 +0000

The highest UK temperatures are expected across the east and southeastern England while heatwave-related deaths climbed across Europe

Farryn Stock

Over in the UK, South East Water has announced a temporary hosepipe ban in Kent amid growing strain from the ongoing heatwave (31C today, 33C tomorrow).

Hot Mess and Acid’s Reign: the romcom and queer cabaret spotlighting climate crisis

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:02:37 +0000

A blooming new wave of musical theatre is exploring the plight of the planet with a playful and hopeful approach

’It can flip quickly from being idyllic’: the reality of life for young van dwellers priced out of Cornwall’s housing market

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:00:06 +0000

With tourists buying up property and landlords opting for lucrative Airbnb rentals, young Cornish people are turning to old campervans to provide a roof over their heads

Skye has a thick duvet in the van she calls home in Cornwall. In winter, the 25-year-old goes to bed in several layers of clothes and is grateful for the extra warmth of her cat. She parks up late, often in car parks well away from beaches, and never stays more than one night in case local people get angry and bang on her windows. This is van life. It can be a very different world from the tourist dream.

Papua New Guinea at risk of food shortages as El Niño brings frost and drought

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:54:03 +0000

Oxfam predicts PNG will be worst-hit country in Pacific from the weather pattern, with up to 3 million people affected nationwide

Families across Papua New Guinea’s Highlands are facing depleted harvests and the threat of hunger after the El Niño weather pattern brought frost and prolonged dry conditions that have destroyed food gardens providing sustenance and income for thousands of households.

Exploit last North Sea oil and gas or risk mass job losses, Andy Burnham urged

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:00:52 +0000

British Chamber of Commerce boss Shevaun Haviland says transition to clean energy could be handled better

Andy Burnham should be ready to exploit the UK’s remaining North Sea oil and gas resources to avoid mass job losses in Scotland and the north-east, the director of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Shevaun Haviland, has said.

The decision about whether to allow extraction at the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields now appears likely to fall to a Burnham administration.

Farmers criticise government plan to counter threats to UK food security

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:47:55 +0000

Plan warns climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages but farmers say it fails to adequately fund response

The climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages, the government has warned in its new plan for British farming.

But farmers criticised the plan, which outlines for the first time the government’s vision for the long-term direction of farming, for failing to adequately fund a response to this threat to the UK’s food security.

US says chemical giant Chemours to pay $450m to settle ‘forever chemicals’ case

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:29:47 +0000

Agreement is first by federal government to resolve enforcement claims against a major Pfas manufacturer

The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with the chemical giant Chemours Co over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains. The settlement is the first by the federal government to resolve enforcement claims against a manufacturer of harmful chemicals known as Pfas.

UK records its hottest June day and France its hottest day ever as heatwave sweeps Europe

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:12:19 +0000

Temperature of 36.1C (97F) recorded in Hampshire, while two-thirds of Europe’s population experience temperatures above 30C

The UK has broken its all-time temperature record for June and France has recorded its hottest day ever for the second day running, as a heatwave affecting more than 90 million people sweeps across swathes of Europe.

As the UK and France registered record-breaking temperatures, the World Health Organization warned that the extreme temperatures are “putting lives at risk”.