Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Drone footage shows severe drought hitting river in Brazil – video

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:04:13 +0000

Drone footage from 17 September shows the Araguaia River drying up, as severe drought grips parts of Brazil. The country is preparing for potential El Niño impacts in late 2026-27, with the Tocantins-Araguaia basin already experiencing severe drought conditions

US veterans have greater levels of Pfas in their blood than civilians, new study finds

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:00:19 +0000

Soil and water around military bases show elevated levels of Pfas pollution due to chemicals used in firefighting foam

Many US military veterans have much higher levels of Pfas “forever chemicals” in their blood than non-veterans, new peer-reviewed research finds, raising more questions about health risks the nation’s service members face after serving at polluted bases.

Fat Bear Week has returned – and the salmon are swimming for their lives

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:18 +0000

The public will, for the 12th year in a row, vote for the fattest of brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai national park

The bears have returned to the river and are packing on the pounds as another Fat Bear Week begins at Katmai national park.

The 12th annual Fat Bear Week, in which the public will vote for the fattest of Katmai’s brown bears as mothers, cubs and males gather along the salmon-run at Brooks river in Alaska begins on Monday.

Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:19 +0000

Number of private jets has surged in recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations

A new report has put a spotlight on the rapid expansion of private jet travel in the US, revealing that private jet owners are not paying their fair share of aviation tax despite the average owner’s wealth being $190m and private jets being up to 14 times more polluting than commercial flights.

US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:17 +0000

Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now

Wheat prices are at their highest level in three years, which means farmer Merrill Nielsen should be getting more for his crops out of his 2,500-acre (1,010-hectare) Kansas farm.

Week in wildlife: swimming pigs, circling sharks and a fox on the cricket pitch

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:11 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:09 +0000

Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company

Andy Burnham is under further pressure to take control of ailing Thames Water from a cross-party group of MPs who are calling for ministers to break off talks with the US hedge funds who are effectively running the company.

Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:28:15 +0000

Fish and Wildlife Service memo calls for change in what it means to ‘take’ an endangered species

More than 1,600 critically imperiled species protected under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) face losing further federal protections following a new reinterpretation of the 1973 law by the Donald Trump administration.

New cat species identified for first time in more than a century in Bolivia

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:43:38 +0000

New species of wild feline was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest that is smaller than the average domestic ⁠cat

A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s ⁠cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living feline species has been formally named and described in more than a century.

The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: a spur to action on climate | Editorial

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:47:01 +0000

New research links last month’s disaster to fossil fuel pollution. Supporting disaster-hit countries must be at the centre of climate politics