Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Dozens missing after flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:55:01 +0000

Hundreds of homes, bridges and roads washed away in north Indian state after unusually heavy rainfall

India’s mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh has been left reeling after it was hit by rainstorms, flash floods and landslides, with dozens of people reported missing.

Dhaka builds for a wetter future – in pictures

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:00:11 +0000

Across the Bangladeshi megacity, designers are adapting to the climate crisis

Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:08 +0000

Exclusive: Experts call for stricter regulation as current rules set in 1989 require testing for only a few heavy metals

Millions of tonnes of treated sewage sludge is spread on farmland across the UK every year despite containing forever chemicals, microplastics and toxic waste, and experts say the outdated current regulations are not fit for purpose.

An investigation by the Guardian and Watershed has identified England’s sludge-spreading hotspots and shown where the practice could be damaging rivers.

Brics summit in Brazil tries to reinvent collective approach to world’s problems | Jonathan Watts

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:23:24 +0000

President Lula rebukes wealthy countries for retreating on climate and trade but bloc is divided and unbalanced

As the US retreats from the international stage, the most powerful political alliance in the global south has come together in Brazil this week to try to revive and reinvent a collective approach to the world’s problems.

Texas’s Camp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors died in floods

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:21:30 +0000

Camp says the search continues for missing people while life-threatening flooding still remains a threat

Texas floods – latest updates

Low water levels push up shipping costs on Europe’s rivers amid heatwave

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:03:10 +0000

Vessels on Rhine in Germany and Danube in Hungary forced to sail partially loaded

Business live – latest updates

Low water levels after heatwaves and drought are limiting shipping on some of Europe’s biggest rivers including the Rhine and the Danube and pushing up transport costs.

Floods are swallowing their village. Trump’s EPA cut a major lifeline for them and others

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:07 +0000

The administration has wiped over $2.7bn in climate grants, hitting underserved communities across the US the hardest

This story was originally published by Floodlight

Acre by acre, the village of Kipnuk is falling into the river.

‘No warning at all’: Texas flood survivors question safety planning and officials’ response

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:00:05 +0000

People who lost everything describe leaving homes and express anger at poor preparedness and officials who seemed to shirk responsibility

Texas flooding – latest updates

Texas flooding kills 91 people; White House confirms Trump will visit state – latest updates

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:54:12 +0000

Texas senator Ted Cruz defends response to flooding as risk of new deluge remains high with more rain forecast

Politicians are retreating from net zero because they think the public doesn’t care. But they’re wrong | Rebecca Willis

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:00:03 +0000

Our research shows people are strongly in favour of measures to tackle the climate crisis. They just need to be listened to

Rebecca Willis is professor of energy and climate governance at Lancaster University

There’s not much that unites our fractured House of Commons at the moment. But on one issue, politicians from all parties seem to agree: the great British public don’t really want ambitious action to meet net zero goals. They may concur on this – but they are wrong.