Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:49 +0000

Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection

Surfing’s big break: how climate crisis insurance may save El Salvador’s waves

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:48 +0000

Fearing that extreme weather threatened its epic breaks, Oriente Salvaje is piloting the first surf insurance policy to protect livelihoods and ecosystems

In the late 1990s in El Salvador, Rodrigo Barraza went in search of every surfer’s dream: a pristine wave, far from the crowds. Down a rough dirt track hours from any city, he found it: a little-known surf spot on the country’s eastern shores, where long lines of waves form a crisp right-hand break, surrounded by thousands of hectares of tropical forest.

How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:00:47 +0000

Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gas

After prices of liquefied natural gas surged to record highs after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, millions of people in Pakistan were repeatedly left without electricity. An intense heatwave and gas shortages amid record-breaking prices resulted in power cuts across the country.

Saving the pint: behind the race to climate-proof beer in the US

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:45 +0000

Water shortages and rising heat is putting pressure on beer ingredients, but US brewers and farmers are adapting

With St Patrick’s Day this week, millions of Americans are raising a glass. Beer remains the country’s most popular alcoholic drink with more than 6bn gallons consumed each year. But from water shortages to rising temperatures, the climate crisis is putting pressure on beer’s most essential ingredients.

A total hoot! Beautiful birds – in pictures

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:00:41 +0000

From fluffy owlets to rosy-hued flamingos, Claire Rosen’s portraits of live birds took her on a journey that touched on colonialism, wallpaper design … and chickens

Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:30:32 +0000

Researchers project that reduced activity could contribute to half a million additional premature deaths annually by 2050

Rising temperatures are making physical activity undesirable and even dangerous in many parts of the world, and as global heating worsens, it will further affect how much people are able to move.

Researchers analysed data from 156 countries between 2000 and 2022 and modelled how rising temperatures may affect physical activity globally by 2050.

The Guardian view on SUVs: London’s mayor is right to push back on supersize cars | Editorial

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:40:07 +0000

Huge vehicles are popular with drivers, but their wider impacts on road safety and the environment must be tackled

Trump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:08:19 +0000

Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisis

Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:23 +0000

Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lake

Realtime pollution alerts are needed across Windermere urgently, campaigners have said, as the mother of a seven-year-old boy who kayaked on the lake described how he nearly died after contracting a dangerous strain of E coli from contaminated water.

Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital, and underwent two emergency operations, after a family kayaking trip on Windermere last August.

Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:00:22 +0000

Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert says

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