Breaking Waves: Ocean News

New set of forest towns to be built between Oxford and Cambridge

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:01:10 +0000

Communities in the middle of new national forest to show how housebuilding can be delivered alongside nature

A new set of forest towns will be built in the area between Oxford and Cambridge, nestled in the middle of a new national forest.

Solar geoengineering in wrong hands could wreak climate havoc, scientists warn

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:01:10 +0000

Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, report finds

Solar geoengineering could increase the ferocity of North Atlantic hurricanes, cause the Amazon rainforest to die back and cause drought in parts of Africa if deployed above only some parts of the planet by rogue actors, a report has warned.

Munich's surfers left stunned after famed river wave vanishes

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:15:02 +0000

Eisbach wave in the Bavarian city had been a surfing magnet for decades but disappeared after a recent cleanup

The “mother of all river waves” in a German canal that is often credited as the birthplace of freshwater surfing has mysteriously disappeared after decades of flowing smoothly, leaving enthusiasts dumbfounded.

The famous stationary wave in the southern city of Munich is known as the Eisbach, or “ice brook”, for its frigid temperatures, and has become a pilgrimage site for surfers worldwide.

Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:01:33 +0000

Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’

Prospect of breaking 50-year income tax taboo shows scale of Reeves’s challenge

Galápagos had no native amphibians. Then it was invaded by hundreds of thousands of frogs

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:00:33 +0000

Scientists are only beginning to grasp the scale of the issue and understand what impact the tree frogs may have on the islands’ rare wildlife

On the way to her office at the Charles Darwin research station, biologist Miriam San José crouches down near a shallow pond shrouded by vegetation and reaches deep into the foliage, pulling out a small green plastic box recorder.

Third of British farmers made no profit in past year, report finds

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:00:23 +0000

Only 14% of farmers surveyed for Farmdex report had 10% or more profit margin amid drop in subsidies since Brexit

A third of British farmers are making a loss or breaking even as they struggle with the loss of subsidies and looming inheritance tax changes, a report on post-Brexit farming has found.

Only 14% of farmers surveyed for McCain Foods’ inaugural Farmdex report said they made 10% or more profit in the past year. In fact, many are making no profit at all, with 35% of the farmers reporting making a loss or breaking even.

Is that a goose on your head? Earth’s most spectacular inhabitants – in pictures

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:00:22 +0000

From sharks to rays, from island cliffs to the tribes of Africa’s Omo Valley, Cristina Mittermeier’s show A Greater Wisdom celebrates the beauty of our planet – and highlights the biggest threats it faces

‘Not over’: Liberal MPs fearing calamity in city electorates launch rearguard action to salvage net zero policy

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:19:08 +0000

Emissions policy brawl has become major threat to Sussan Ley’s leadership ahead of key meeting at end of November

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Ofwat letting water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:01:19 +0000

River Action bringing legal action against water regulator over who should foot bill for firms’ past failures to invest

Ofwat is unlawfully allowing water companies to charge customers twice to fund more than £100bn of investment to reduce sewage pollution, campaigners will allege in court on Tuesday.

Lawyers for River Action say the bill increases being allowed by Ofwat – which amount to an average of £123 a year per household – mean customers will be paying again for improvements to achieve environmental compliance that should have been funded from their previous bills.

Almost 120 flying foxes hospitalised after giant hail smashes Queensland colony

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:12:11 +0000

Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane’s south-west with injuries including ‘faces that were smashed and broken wings’

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