Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Ben Jennings on the end of the UK summer – cartoon

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:12:47 +0000

Border area between Nepal and China where 33 Australians are missing still almost entirely cut off

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Majority of missing Australians were near Gyirong Port minutes before impact. Rescuers say the area is now destroyed, covered in metres of silt and debris

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The datacentre power spat highlights a hidden truth: we’re not building renewables fast enough to meet our needs | Alison Reeve

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:27 +0000

A battle over datacentre power sources is only part of the picture. Australia needs a much bigger electricity system to meet all future demand

Anthony Albanese has been clear that he wants a set of national standards to ensure datacentre growth accelerates Australia’s push to renewables and keeps a lid on power prices. At the centre of his desired policies was a “BYO power” requirement – a condition that all new datacentres would be powered by 100% renewable electricity.

Cross-party talks needed to tackle climate crisis, say Lib Dems

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:48:23 +0000

Andy Burnham urged to seek consensus over response to extreme heat and forthcoming ‘super El Niño’

Andy Burnham should call a cross-party meeting to discuss the UK’s response to worsening extreme weather, including the forthcoming ‘super El Niño’, the Liberal Democrats have said.

US man says ‘hold tight’ to loved ones after wife and toddler killed by lightning

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:24 +0000

Kameron Glasgow of Florida honors wife Kenya and daughter Kennedi at local vigil after last week’s tragedy

A Florida man whose wife and toddler daughter were killed by a lightning strike while he was near them recently has implored people to “hold … tight” to their loved ones.

Bhutan hosts first ‘conscious food summit’ amid threats to global supplies

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:38:18 +0000

Organisers say people must revive spiritual relationship with food amid double threat of climate crisis and conflict

Mending the broken food system under the threat of climate-driven weather extremes will require more than economic fixes and intensive agriculture, according to the organisers of a pioneering summit this week, who say the world must revive its spiritual relationship with food.

‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:18 +0000

Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas

Turkmenistan has started plugging the mega-leaks of methane that spew from its ageing oil and gas facilities, the latest UN data shows, in a move hailed as a breakthrough.

The Nepal floods seem a world away – but make no mistake, climate breakdown will affect us all | Nesrine Malik

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:00:17 +0000

Richer countries might have more resources to deal with catastrophe, but this problem grips the entire planet, however much leaders may want to deny it

One dead and 15 people may be missing after flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:01:41 +0000

Dozens evacuated after flash-flood event near Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch, officials say

One person died and about 15 people were missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon national park in Arizona on Saturday afternoon, according to the National Park Service.

Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump, fossil fuels and climate disaster – cartoon

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:36:06 +0000