Breaking Waves: Ocean News

What are the next steps for expansion at London Gatwick and Heathrow?

admin — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:25:15 +0000

Airports want new runways that would allow them to massively increase the number of flights in and out of capital

Minister ‘sets path’ to allow Gatwick to open second runway

The government has signalled its backing for expansion at UK airports. But what are the next steps for the two biggest, London’s Gatwick and Heathrow?

Most jurors in pipeline case against Greenpeace have ties to fossil fuel industry

admin — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:00:32 +0000

Trial-monitoring committee in Dakota Access lawsuit have shared concerns of judicial bias and due-process violations

More than half the jurors selected to hear a case brought by a major energy company against Greenpeace have ties to the fossil fuel industry, and most had negative views of anti-pipeline protests or groups that oppose the use of fossil fuels.

‘It’s been a lifesaver’: millions risk going hungry as Republicans propose slashing food stamps

admin — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:00:31 +0000

Snap helps more than 42 million people, and is considered the country’s most effective tool to fight hunger

During a recent grocery store visit, Audrey Gwenyth spent $159.01 on items such as eggs, Greek yogurt, edamame snaps, bagels, chia seeds, brownie mix, oatmeal, milk, cilantro rice and pork sausage. The entire bill was paid via her electronic benefit transfer, or EBT, card, which is how recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), pay for groceries at participating stores, farmers markets and restaurants.

More than 100,000 African seeds put in Svalbard vault for safekeeping

admin — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:00:47 +0000

Seeds of 177 species from across Africa to be stored in Norway to preserve crop diversity in case of disaster

More than 100,000 seeds from across Africa have been deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world’s repository for specimens intended to preserve crop diversity in the event of disaster.

Minister ‘sets path’ to allow Gatwick to open second runway

admin — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:10:40 +0000

Transport secretary backs £2.2bn airport plan but final decision delayed to October

UK bumblebee numbers fell to lowest on record in 2024, shows data

admin — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:00:30 +0000

Bumblebees declined by almost a quarter compared with the 2010-2023 average, according to conservation charity

Figures show 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees in the UK since records began.

Bumblebee numbers declined by almost a quarter compared with the 2010-2023 average, according to data from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. The researchers said the drop was probably due to the cold and wet conditions in the UK last spring.

Sussex to launch UK’s first climate justice undergraduate degree

admin — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:01:20 +0000

University announces new BA, after survey found most 14- to 18-year-olds want more rigorous climate change education

The University of Sussex will introduce what it says is the UK’s first undergraduate degree focused on climate justice.

The BA course, called “climate justice, sustainability and development”, will begin in 2026. The university says it will equip students with a blend of expertise in climate politics, activism and environmental human rights.

Total collapse of vital Atlantic currents unlikely this century, study finds

admin — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:00:11 +0000

Climate scientists caution, however, that even weakened currents would cause profound harm to humanity

Vital Atlantic Ocean currents are unlikely to completely collapse this century, according to a study, but scientists say a severe weakening remains probable and would still have disastrous impacts on billions of people.

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is a system of currents that plays a crucial role in the global climate. The climate crisis is weakening the complex system, but determining if and when it will collapse is difficult.

What I have learned in my filthy, bloody, sisyphean quest to tame my garden | Adrian Chiles

admin — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:29:36 +0000

It’s chaos as small jobs become big jobs, tools disappear and distractions lead to furious frustration. Then you spot spring’s first flower ...

There were never any climate havens: floods in the midwest, hurricanes in Appalachia

admin — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:00:34 +0000

Analysts and investors have long trumpeted ‘climate-proof’ US communities, but recent disasters show the need for a different way of thinking