Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Drone footage shows severe drought hitting river in Brazil – video

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:04:13 +0000

Drone footage from 17 September shows the Araguaia River drying up, as severe drought grips parts of Brazil. The country is preparing for potential El Niño impacts in late 2026-27, with the Tocantins-Araguaia basin already experiencing severe drought conditions

US veterans have greater levels of Pfas in their blood than civilians, new study finds

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:00:19 +0000

Soil and water around military bases show elevated levels of Pfas pollution due to chemicals used in firefighting foam

Many US military veterans have much higher levels of Pfas “forever chemicals” in their blood than non-veterans, new peer-reviewed research finds, raising more questions about health risks the nation’s service members face after serving at polluted bases.

Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:19 +0000

Number of private jets has surged in recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations

A new report has put a spotlight on the rapid expansion of private jet travel in the US, revealing that private jet owners are not paying their fair share of aviation tax despite the average owner’s wealth being $190m and private jets being up to 14 times more polluting than commercial flights.

US wheat farmers navigate uncertainty amid drought and geopolitical chaos

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:17 +0000

Some experts worry factors affecting wheat exports could push global food prices even higher than they are now

Wheat prices are at their highest level in three years, which means farmer Merrill Nielsen should be getting more for his crops out of his 2,500-acre (1,010-hectare) Kansas farm.

Week in wildlife: swimming pigs, circling sharks and a fox on the cricket pitch

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:11 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:09 +0000

Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company

Andy Burnham is under further pressure to take control of ailing Thames Water from a cross-party group of MPs who are calling for ministers to break off talks with the US hedge funds who are effectively running the company.

New cat species identified for first time in more than a century in Bolivia

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:43:38 +0000

New species of wild feline was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest that is smaller than the average domestic ⁠cat

A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s ⁠cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living feline species has been formally named and described in more than a century.

The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: a spur to action on climate | Editorial

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:47:01 +0000

New research links last month’s disaster to fossil fuel pollution. Supporting disaster-hit countries must be at the centre of climate politics

Scientists are fighting a longer mosquito season with ... more mosquitoes

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:54 +0000

Nearly half a million more of the insects are being released in California – they’re all male and carry a bacterium

The box arrived in the San Gabriel Valley, just east of Los Angeles, filled with more than two dozen paper tubes about the size of toilet paper rolls.

“All 25 tubes are here,” said Tristan Hallum, who oversees scientific programs for the San Gabriel Valley mosquito and vector control district.

Fire, ice and family: Australia’s 2026 Bowness photography prize – in pictures

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:52 +0000

Here are 26 images by the shortlisted artists who submitted works for the 21st William and Winifred Bowness photography prize.

Tamara Dean has been named the winner. The judges says her photograph is ‘operatic and poetic: an opus that is the culmination of a sustained body of work evident not only in its conception and process but also in its exquisite execution and presentation’