Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Toby Carvery to pay to replant lost orchard in settlement for felling 500-year-old oak

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:30:27 +0000

Enfield council in north London took legal action against restaurant chain after outrage over damage to tree

The UK restaurant chain Toby Carvery has settled a legal dispute over taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without permission, by agreeing to pay to restore a lost orchard.

Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:50 +0000

Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to science

The oldest, deepest and most extensive whale graveyard yet discovered has been found in the south-eastern Indian Ocean, with fossils dating back more than 5m years.

Whale falls – the term for dead whales that sink to the ocean floor – are not uncommon, but most have been found at depths of less than 4km (2.5 miles). By contrast, the newly discovered necropolis reaches depths of more than 7km, and extends hundreds of miles across the sea floor.

Sardinian beach bans umbrellas for people aged 10 to 65

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:02:05 +0000

Incredulous Italians ask if they should bring grandparents to beach to stay safe, after unpopular move in Villasimìus

Umbrellas have been banned on a beach in Sardinia for anyone between the ages of 10 and 65 in the latest flashpoint in Italy’s long-running beach disputes.

The measure was among several imposed by local authorities at Punta Molentis beach in Villasimìus, on Sardinia’s south-east coast, as part of an initiative to protect its pristine environment.

‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:21 +0000

As the US shuts its doors to most refugees, there’s little hope of a new system to help those forced from home by climate impacts

Trump targets migrants from countries hit most by climate shocks

Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:20 +0000

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally

‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees

Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows.

The rightwing campaign to control how US judges view the climate crisis

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:19 +0000

US energy secretary Chris Wright featured in seminars to judges when he was a fracking executive

As cities and states sue big oil for billions in damages over allegations that it covered up the dangers of its products, rightwing organizations are attempting to discredit the wave of litigation. They claim the lawyers behind it are teaming up with an environmentally focused legal education non-profit to bias federal judges against oil companies.

Big agriculture is killing our bees. We’ll all pay the price | Jennie Durant

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:17 +0000

We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial moment

Last winter, commercial beekeepers lost more than 60% of their colonies – their worst losses on record. We tend to blame bee losses on separate, singular threats: pests, pesticides, habitat loss or extreme weather. But we’ve been thinking about bee losses wrong.

Pollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing bees

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:00:15 +0000

Crops and flowers rely on them for survival, but wild bees are declining – and crucial nutrients will go missing from our diets as a result

There are few ways in and out of Nepal’s Jumla district. The Karnali highway, considered one of the world’s most dangerous roads, provides the only land link, splicing through the Himalayas to connect Jumla’s terraced valleys to the rest of the country. As such, the 120,000 people that live there are almost entirely self-sufficient, with most of them eating and selling what they grow.

A question for Nigel Farage – why is your nationalist party so obsessed with destroying British jobs? | George Monbiot

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:14 +0000

The net zero economy is booming, so claims that prosperity depends on oil and gas are bunkum – unless you’re a Reform backer with fossil fuel interests, of course

Really? You want to destroy a million jobs? Vote Reform UK for mass unemployment: is that your pitch? Hammer these questions home whenever you meet a supporter of the party. Or, for that matter, a Conservative, as their party now takes an almost identical line.

More than half of clean energy schemes needed for Labour’s 2030 target offered grid connection

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:14 +0000

The 700 projects include wind and solar farms, battery storage, gas and hydro plans

More than half the renewable energy projects needed to meet the government’s clean power targets by 2030 are now able to plug into the electricity grid after years of delay, according to the system operator.