Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Birdwatch: Going to the Galápagos for the gulls

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:12 +0000

While most visitors prefer the finches, tropicbirds and blue-footed boobies, some are drawn to less glamorous species

Most visitors don’t come to the Galápagos for the gulls. With more than a dozen kinds of Darwin’s finches on offer – along with fearsome frigatebirds, ethereal tropicbirds, and comical blue-footed boobies – my tour companions could be forgiven for overlooking these less glamorous seabirds.

Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:11 +0000

Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions

Bycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis reveals

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:12 +0000

Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackle

Thousands of Britain’s most charismatic and protected marine wildlife, including whales, porpoises, dolphins, seals and seabirds are being killed as “collateral damage” by fishing vessels every year, according to the first-ever analysis of bycatch data.

Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:01:04 +0000

Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038

Cattle will be vaccinated against tuberculosis from 2030 as a “gamechanging” part of a new strategy to drive eradication of the disease in England by 2038. In parallel, the last badger culls are expected to end by 2029, with vaccination of badgers expanded.

Florida shaken by 6.1-magnitude earthquake off coast of Cuba

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:30:08 +0000

Earthquake was region’s strongest tremor in nearly 150 years and was also felt in parts of Mexico including Cancún

An earthquake on Monday off the coast of Cuba, which was that region’s strongest tremor in nearly 150 years, could be felt in Florida and parts of Mexico.

‘Osprey cam’ streams life of nesting seabirds perched at tip of 55 metre-long Queensland rainforest canopy crane

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:02 +0000

Researchers believe the same pair of birds has been mating and nesting in the unusual spot in the Daintree Rainforest for 15 consecutive years

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Whey protein shortage looms as use of weight-loss drugs fuels global demand

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:53 +0000

Price of dairy product has risen fivefold after users of GLP-1 medications advised to increase protein consumption

The growing popularity of weight-loss drugs has fuelled global demand for whey protein, sparking concerns among industry experts over a potential shortage.

The price of whey has risen fivefold to record levels as companies race to secure supplies amid a boom driven by growing use of GLP-1 drugs, such as Mounjaro, which often require higher protein intake to preserve muscle mass.

This LA neighborhood is choked by smog. The solution: a network of sensors on offices, homes and bags

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:52 +0000

Pacoima is hemmed in by highways and heavy industry, and its residents are fighting pollution with hyperlocal air quality monitoring

Jose Luis Salas looks up at the ladder. “Are you ready?” he asks Shance Taylor, an environmental project manager who’s holding a white container, about the size of a shoebox, covered with wires and numbers.

‘Woefully unprepared’: extreme heat will double US hospitalizations by 2040, study finds

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:51 +0000

Sharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bn

People in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually ferocious heat and there will be little respite in the years ahead, with a new study finding that the coming 15 years could see a doubling in hospitalizations due to heat-related illnesses.

Here are 10 ways a ‘super’ El Niño could impact the planet | Benjamin Selwyn

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:50 +0000

The climate phenomenon is intensifying an already unequal global economy