Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/www.nationaltrust.org.uk/www.icmm.com en ‘It’s a history lesson’: fossil fish up to 16m years old found perfectly preserved in central NSW https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/it-s-history-lesson-fossil-fish-16m-years-old-found-perfectly-preserved-central-nsw <p>Fossils retain microscopic structural features including stomach contents and provide first detailed evidence in Australia for fish called Osmeriformes</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/it-s-history-lesson-fossil-fish-16m-years-old-found-perfectly-preserved-central-nsw" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:00:46 +0000 admin 99288 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Cop30 in talks to hire PR firm that worked for lobby seeking weaker Amazon protections https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/cop30-talks-hire-pr-firm-worked-lobby-seeking-weaker-amazon-protections <p>Revealed: Edelman worked for Brazilian trade group accused of pushing for environmental rollbacks in Amazon</p> <p>Edelman, the world’s largest <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/marketingandpr">public relations</a> agency, is in talks to work with the Cop30 team organising the UN climate summit in the Amazon later this year despite its prior connections to a major trade group accused of lobbying to roll back measures to protect the area from deforestation, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/cop30-talks-hire-pr-firm-worked-lobby-seeking-weaker-amazon-protections" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:00:43 +0000 admin 99286 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European stork village https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/storrington-west-sussex-named-uk-s-first-european-stork-village <p>Village joins continental network alongside nearby Knepp estate, as birds previously extinct in Britain flourish</p> <p>The Saxons knew <a href="https://www.storrington.org.uk/home/local-history/">the West Sussex village of Storrington</a> as Estorchestone, the “abode of the storks”.</p> <p>But the graceful white birds disappeared from its skies more than 600 years ago, when they became extinct in Britain.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/17/storrington-in-west-sussex-named-uk-first-european-stork-village">Continue reading...</a></p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:19:13 +0000 admin 99287 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Appeal court rules in favour of £3bn bailout for Thames Water https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/appeal-court-rules-favour-3bn-bailout-thames-water <p>Judges dismiss appeal from campaigners who argued ‘eye-watering’ cost of loan was not in public interest </p> <p>The court of appeal has upheld Thames Water’s £3bn emergency bailout loan, in a decision published on Monday.</p> <p>Appeal court judges dismissed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/11/thames-water-faces-court-claim-bailout-poor-short-term-fix">an appeal</a> from environmental campaigners and a small group of Thames creditors after a three-day hearing last week.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/appeal-court-rules-favour-3bn-bailout-thames-water" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:52:44 +0000 admin 99285 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Ed Miliband vows to engage with China on climate after Tory ‘negligence’ https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/ed-miliband-vows-engage-china-climate-after-tory-negligence <p>Energy security and net zero secretary travels to Beijing for countries’ first formal climate meetings since 2017</p> <p>Ed Miliband has accused the previous Conservative government of negligence for failing to engage with China on climate issues, as he travelled to Beijing for the countries’ first formal climate meetings since 2017.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/ed-miliband-vows-engage-china-climate-after-tory-negligence" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:24:27 +0000 admin 99283 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org From sewage and scum to swimming in ‘blue gold’: how Switzerland transformed its rivers https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/sewage-and-scum-swimming-blue-gold-how-switzerland-transformed-its-rivers <p>In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries are looking to follow their lead</p> <p>In the first days of spring, people flock to Lake Geneva’s broad, tree-lined promenade, their faces tilted towards the sun. Dior, Cartier and Rolex are among the high-end shopfronts overlooking the water. René Rottenberg, 75, has just finished his 400m swim through this upmarket urban jungle – a ritual he repeats up to five times a week, even in midwinter.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/sewage-and-scum-swimming-blue-gold-how-switzerland-transformed-its-rivers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:00:24 +0000 admin 99284 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Coal pollution chokes Ulaanbataar – in pictures https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/coal-pollution-chokes-ulaanbataar-pictures <p>The toxic smog that settles over the Mongolian capital every winter has been a suffocating problem for well over a decade that successive governments have failed to dispel. In the depths of winter, the city’s daily average of pollutants that can enter the lungs and bloodstream can be 27 times higher than the level considered safe by the World Health Organization. Respiratory illness cases have risen steadily, with pneumonia the second leading cause of death for children under five</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/coal-pollution-chokes-ulaanbataar-pictures" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:00:43 +0000 admin 99282 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org The Guardian view on microplastics: harmful pollution must be curbed | Editorial https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/guardian-view-microplastics-harmful-pollution-must-be-curbed-editorial <p>New evidence of particles damaging crops strengthens the case for an international plastics treaty</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/guardian-view-microplastics-harmful-pollution-must-be-curbed-editorial" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:25:23 +0000 admin 99281 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Underwater ‘doorbell’ helps scientists catch coral-eating fish in Florida https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/underwater-doorbell-helps-scientists-catch-coral-eating-fish-florida <p>Researchers use innovative cameras to identify fish species hindering coral reef restoration</p> <p>Marine scientists in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida">Florida</a> working to help reverse a calamitous decades-long decline in coral reefs caught fishy “porch pirates” in the act with an innovative underwater doorbell-style surveillance camera.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/underwater-doorbell-helps-scientists-catch-coral-eating-fish-florida" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:00:18 +0000 admin 99279 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Line 5, a Trump donor, is profiting off a pipeline deal threatening pollution https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/line-5-trump-donor-profiting-pipeline-deal-threatening-pollution <p>Trump administration accused of ‘quid pro quo’ for fast-tracking controversial fossil fuel proposal in Michigan</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">administration</a> is being accused by activists of a quid pro quo as it attempts to fast-track a controversial fossil fuel pipeline proposal in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michigan">Michigan</a> that would in part be built by a donor with deep financial ties to the president.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/line-5-trump-donor-profiting-pipeline-deal-threatening-pollution" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:18 +0000 admin 99280 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org