Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Bangkok’s flood disaster – in pictures

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:27:47 +0000

Authorities declared a flood disaster across Bangkok after almost two days of heavy rain left homes, shops and roads waterlogged and residents wading through waist-deep water.

The Thai capital recorded 300mm of rainfall over 48 hours through ⁠Saturday in some areas, flooding roads and leaving some cars submerged. The rain swelled the city’s network of canals, sending murky water into surrounding homes, restaurants and shops

New research finds 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:00:36 +0000

Paper raises questions about safety of food and other products as early onset breast cancer rates surge worldwide

New research has identified at least 485 chemicals used in US pesticide products that are linked to breast cancer, raising questions about the safety of food and other products at a time when early onset breast cancer rates are surging worldwide.

New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:52:21 +0000

State regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian

‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:11 +0000

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions

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A small uncrewed vessel has embarked on a lap around Antarctica and may not return for months.

Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:50 +0000

Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulations

Donald Trump’s latest fishing order is raising new concerns about US marine protections, as it directs federal agencies to prioritize recreational fishing while reconsidering the scientific standards and environmental regulations that govern American fisheries.

Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:50 +0000

Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans

‘Your body fights to stay cool’: workers toil in record heat as federal rule frozen

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:49 +0000

Trump officials and Republicans are rolling back protections against heat-related illnesses and deaths

When it’s 90F on a hot summer day, Esther Minton wears a long-sleeved shirt to work.

“Working outside, you don’t have cover. There’s nowhere for you to really go if you’re on a roof or if you’re on the side of a building,” said Minton, a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 28 in New York City. “Having the sun beaming on your skin all day long, you’ll never make it through, so what you wear makes a difference.”

‘We don’t have time for more promises’: the Croatian town that took on an illegal waste dump

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:48 +0000

After years of illegal mass flytipping in Gospić, fed-up residents decided to take matters into their own hands

“Gospić is our home,” Željka Šikić shouted to a crowd of 40,000 people outside the Croatian parliament earlier this month. The slogan is the name of a campaign she helped to set up to protest against the illegal dumping of waste in Gospić, a town in the mountainous Lika region of central Croatia.

Week in wildlife: a tiny tiger-cat, backyard bears and a frilly pink sea cucumber

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:00:43 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world