Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Destructive and delicious: how an invasive deer in Hawaii is being turned into dinner

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:00:48 +0000

The overpopulation of axis deer has taken an environmental toll, but Maui Nui Venison sees it as a resource instead of a pest

In 1868, the government of Hong Kong gave eight axis deer to Hawaii’s King Kamehameha V. They were a beautiful gift, these creatures that hail from south Asia, with their honey-colored pelts marked by a smattering of white spots. But their incursion into Maui started much later, in the 1950s, when they were brought to the island for recreational hunters.

Burnham announces plans to clean up illegal waste dumps – UK politics live

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:50:22 +0000

The prime minister has promised a crackdown on criminal gangs making money from dumping waste

Andy Burnham has floated a number of policies, ideas and ambitions for his government since becoming prime minister, from shifting power out of Westminster, bringing services under public control and addressing the rising cost of living.

But many of his promises are not actually firm commitments, so what has he pledged, how much will it cost and when should the public expect change?

More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:16:49 +0000

South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammals

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Monstera magic: Barbican hands out cuttings as ‘green lung of the city’ closes

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:44 +0000

Five hundred people turn up to adopt plants from conservatory that will reopen in 2030 after renovation project

Above the waxy monstera leaves and bright pink hibiscus flowers in the Barbican conservatory hangs a giant net to catch the panes of glass that are at risk of falling from the ceiling on the unwitting plant lovers below.

Oxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:43 +0000

Dwindling donations and stiff competition from secondhand sellers online prompt review but ‘no plans for closures yet’

Oxfam is reviewing the operations of its three warehouses in Batley, Bicester and Milton Keynes and says it “cannot give guarantees” on the future of its high street shops in a “difficult economic climate”.

The charity said it had no plans to close warehouses or shops but insiders fear that Batley, which houses Oxfam’s main textile recycling centre, will shut as part of a cost-cutting drive because the West Yorkshire site’s lease is up for renewal.

From bone-dry to soaked to the bone, welcome to the age of climate whiplash | Aditya Chakrabortty

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:43 +0000

This punishingly hot and dry summer will probably be followed by another wet winter. But it’s nothing compared with what Britain will endure in years to come

California becomes first US state to set efficiency rules for replacement tires

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:48:06 +0000

Regulations that would block sale of older tires praised by environmental groups amid rightwing backlash

California has become the first state in the nation to mandate that replacement tires be energy efficient, a major auto industry regulation set to block the sale of older tires and make vehicles on the road greener.

Taxpayers to fund clear-up of illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:30:33 +0000

Andy Burnham promises drive to tackle toxic waste, raise fines and use AI-powered drones to detect illegal activity

Illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent will be cleared up using taxpayer money, Andy Burnham has announced, as the prime minister promises a new drive to tackle toxic waste.

Ministers have identified dumps in Bradford, Runnymede and the Isle of Sheppey, which collectively contain about 22,000 tonnes of illegal waste, to be cleared in the next phase of the government’s national clear-up effort.

Human remains again found at Lake Mead as water levels drop amid drought

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:30:28 +0000

Discovery marks latest grim finding in lake as water levels in crucial reservoir outside Las Vegas continue to decline

Human remains have once again been discovered at Lake Mead outside Las Vegas, Nevada, marking the latest in a line of gruesome discoveries as water levels in the crucial reservoir continue to drop, authorities said.

Otter spotted for first time in 100 years in New York City’s Bronx River

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:27:55 +0000

Image captured in early June shows animal foraging in the waterway in first since early 1900s, signaling its recovery

An otter has been spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in more than 100 years, in a further sign that New York’s previously befouled waterways are recovering some of their ecological health.

The North American river otter was photographed by a motion-activated camera foraging near some vegetation in the Bronx River, a waterway that flows through New York’s Bronx and empties into the East River.