Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Nearly 30 pine trees intentionally poisoned in Lake Tahoe’s Nevada side

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:08:14 +0000

Incidents of damaged trees at Burnt Cedar beach have been reported since 2022 and seem to be linked, officials say

Pine trees near Lake Tahoe are being poisoned in what authorities believe are a series of interconnected incidents in the popular tourist community on border of Nevada and California.

‘National priority’ to equip UK firefighters amid growing wildfire threat

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:16:38 +0000

Exclusive: FBU calls for more funding as ‘unprecedented summer’ puts rising demands on already stretched crews

Firefighters in the UK are under increased pressure as a result of an “unprecedented summer of dangerous and volatile wildfires”, the Fire Brigades Union has said, as many parts of the country brace for a fifth heatwave of the year.

July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:49:51 +0000

Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis

July was the hottest month ever recorded in the US, with repeated, scorching heatwaves across much of the country helping shatter all previous monthly temperature records stretching back over the full 132 years of reliable measurements.

Martin Rowson on the drought and Britain’s water companies – cartoon

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:28:17 +0000

Firefighters spend second night battling ‘devastating’ New Forest blaze

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:21:38 +0000

Fire crews racing to contain fire and protect fragile heathland habitat that is ‘rarer than rainforest’

Efforts to contain a “devastating” blaze in the New Forest will continue into a second night as firefighting crews race to protect the fragile heathland and rare species.

The area hit by the blaze, which started after a van caught fire on the A31 near Ringwood on Sunday, is protected heathland that is home to a number of rare species, according to the New Forest national park authority.

SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:00:46 +0000

Opponents fear Elon Musk firm’s plan to develop 18-mile strip of Pecan Island will badly damage fragile ecosystem

Plans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a vast rocket launch site on a stretch of Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline have stirred a backlash among some local opponents who fear it will badly damage the area’s fragile ecosystem.

Octopus Energy urges millions of households to use less electricity during solar eclipse

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:13:39 +0000

Firm urges customers to avoid running washing machines and dishwashers between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday

Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse?

Great Britain’s biggest household energy supplier is calling on its customers to use less electricity this week during the deepest solar eclipse in almost 30 years.

Can Florida’s ‘coastal corridor’ project safeguard wildlife and boost economy?

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:44 +0000

Conservationists have created a ‘coastal corridor’ of ocean-based projects designed to preserve and nourish vulnerable marine life

‘Unprecedented, dangerous territory’: US north-west reckons with a summer of historic wildfires

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:44 +0000

Extreme conditions in Washington and Oregon have fueled fast-moving fires, leaving the region draped in toxic plumes – and the danger isn’t over

Piles of twisted metal and ashen debris line the cul-de-sacs where the tranquil suburbs of Spokane, Washington, once stood.

Invisible poison: living with mercury pollution in the Colombian Amazon – in pictures

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:42 +0000

Rainforest communities face a silent crisis as mercury from gold mining contaminates their food and water