Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Flash floods kill five and destroy villages in central Nepal

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:51:27 +0000

Landslide blocks river and triggers downstream flooding, while summer temperatures persist in Portugal

Flash floods have swept through Nepal’s central Gorkha district after a pre-dawn landslide on 11 October blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, triggering severe downstream flooding. At least five people have died, and almost 100 have been rescued. Two villages in the worst-affected Chumanubri rural municipality were reportedly destroyed, with homes, roads and bridges washed away. Part of a hydropower station was also damaged.

Revealed: VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to destructive deforestation of indigenous lands

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:56 +0000

Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by Tolaki people in Indonesia

Volkswagen, Ford and Tesla are among the electric carmakers whose batteries may contain nickel mined in indigenous woodlands plagued by deforestation, an analysis has found, highlighting the struggle to make vehicles that are free from environmental destruction.

The week in wildlife: a penguin posse, a little leopard cat and a chonky squirrel

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:54 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Severe drought declared in six areas of England as reservoirs run low

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:18:27 +0000

Some reservoirs in south at critical levels as water companies call for extended restrictions that would affect golf clubs, private schools and car washes

A severe drought has been declared in six areas of England, with some reservoirs at critically low levels, threatening public supplies.

‘Like selling wolves from Yellowstone’: how protected US sharks are being sold off to foreign aquariums

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:14 +0000

While anglers cannot take endangered sand tiger sharks, a loophole lets private firms catch the fish to sell abroad, profiting from Delaware Bay’s conservation success

Shortly after 12.45pm, what remains of a 300-metre line goes taut. Somewhere beneath the murky green surface of Delaware Bay, on the eastern US coast, a sand tiger shark has taken the bait of a mackerel chunk. Marine researchers at the University of Delaware haul the line towards a small boat as the shark’s grey-brown outline emerges.

For the future of green politics, look beyond the Green party | Zoe Williams

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:15:25 +0000

Environmentalists of all political hues must find the language and ideas that turn passion for climate action into impetus

Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10%

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:49:15 +0000

Government says ambition for 2036 will be good for food and climate resilience, but concerns remain over funding

The government has set an ambition to increase the share of English land farmed organically to 10% by 2036, but concerns remain over how the transition will be funded.

Currently, just 3.4% of England’s agricultural land is farmed organically, one of the smallest shares in Europe. France, for example, farms 10.4% of its land organically, and aims to increase this to 18% by 2027.

Mont Blanc, the ‘roof of Europe’, loses more than a metre of height in a year

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:33:52 +0000

Peak of French mountain now 4,807 metres high and fluctuates year by year due to changes in Alpine climate

Western Europe’s highest mountain shrank by more than a metre last year. The peak of Mont Blanc in France now stands 4,807.47 metres above sea level, a team of surveyors said on Wednesday, putting “the roof of Europe” 1.29 metres lower than in 2025.

Is it really ‘madness’ to account for emissions from fossil fuels burned overseas? The Coalition sure thinks so | Temperature Check

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:14:43 +0000

The emissions might occur elsewhere, but they generate global harm that scientists can now quantify

The Coalition has come up with the perfect solution to deal with the climate pollution from when Australian fossil fuels are burned overseas.

I work for a major insurer. Much of my industry is fudging the numbers in the face of the climate crisis | Anonymous

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:01 +0000

Insurers are taking on more risk than they should. If – or when – a major disaster hits, the catastrophe will have far-reaching consequences

I work for a major insurer, assessing the risk posed by natural disasters on properties around the world, from family homes to schools, government offices and multibillion-dollar commercial centres. The world is facing greater risk than ever from extreme weather. We are not prepared – and that inaction could have profound consequences for the global financial system.