Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en The LA fires left a beloved school in ashes. Now, parents are rallying to restart their ‘community’ https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/la-fires-left-beloved-school-ashes-now-parents-are-rallying-restart-their-community <p>Altadena’s Village Playground education center served diverse families with outdoor classrooms, small farm and animals – till it was destroyed by flames</p> <p>In Altadena, it had become the hot ticket among the preschool set.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/la-fires-left-beloved-school-ashes-now-parents-are-rallying-restart-their-community" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:00:02 +0000 admin 98648 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org UK charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales amid ‘difficult’ market https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/uk-charging-firm-warns-over-changes-electric-car-sales-amid-difficult-market <p>Pod Point reports weak demand for new cars as government says no firms will pay fines over ZEV mandate</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/jan/20/bitcoin-record-high-dollar-dips-trump-coin-business-live">Business live – latest updates</a></li> </ul> <p>A charging company has said proposed UK changes to electric car sales rules could increase uncertainty over demand, as it said that it had been caught out by lower numbers of purchases by British drivers.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/uk-charging-firm-warns-over-changes-electric-car-sales-amid-difficult-market" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:36:20 +0000 admin 98646 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/high-fertiliser-use-halves-numbers-pollinators-world-s-longest-study-finds <p>Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insects</p> <p>Using high levels of common fertilisers on grassland halves pollinator numbers and drastically reduces the number of flowers, research from the world’s longest-running ecological experiment has found.</p> <p>Increasing the amount of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus doused on agricultural grassland reduced flower numbers fivefold and halved the number of pollinating insects, according to the paper by the University of Sussex and Rothamsted Research.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/high-fertiliser-use-halves-numbers-pollinators-world-s-longest-study-finds" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:00:41 +0000 admin 98647 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Campaigners call for action as jellyfish threaten Scottish salmon farms https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/campaigners-call-action-jellyfish-threaten-scottish-salmon-farms <p>String jellyfish species that has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms reported in Scotland</p> <p>A jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norway’s salmon industry has made its way to Scotland, causing significant damage and prompting calls for urgent action.</p> <p>The string jellyfish has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms with officials urging an extermination of affected stocks.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/20/campaigners-call-for-action-over-threat-of-jellyfish-to-scottish-salmon-farms">Continue reading...</a></p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 06:00:15 +0000 admin 98645 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Smelters will close without green aluminium funding, Albanese warns as Dutton labels $2bn pledge a ‘con job’ https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/smelters-will-close-without-green-aluminium-funding-albanese-warns-dutton-labels-2bn-p <p>Federal government aims to encourage power-intensive producers to switch to renewables by 2036</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/smelters-will-close-without-green-aluminium-funding-albanese-warns-dutton-labels-2bn-p" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 02:42:42 +0000 admin 98644 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Ecologists uncover significant ecological impact of hybrid grouper release through religious practices https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/ecologists-uncover-significant-ecological-impact-hybrid-grouper-release-through-religi <p>Ecologists have identified significant ecological risks associated with the release of hybrid groupers into Hong Kong's coastal waters, a practice often linked to religious 'mercy release' rituals. Their study highlights how the Tiger Grouper-Giant Grouper hybrid (TGGG), also known as the Sabah grouper, disrupts local marine ecosystems by exploiting unique ecological niches and potentially becoming a dominant predator.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/ecologists-uncover-significant-ecological-impact-hybrid-grouper-release-through-religi" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:32:34 +0000 admin 98643 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Reporter leaves Nine after reaching confidential settlement – as it happened https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/reporter-leaves-nine-after-reaching-confidential-settlement-it-happened <p>This blog is now closed</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/reporter-leaves-nine-after-reaching-confidential-settlement-it-happened" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:39:28 +0000 admin 98642 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Treasury seeks to keep water firm fines earmarked for sewage cleanups https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/treasury-seeks-keep-water-firm-fines-earmarked-sewage-cleanups <p>Exclusive: Restoration fund in England could be ‘siphoned off’ to be used for general government spending, not repairing rivers </p> <p>Rachel Reeves’s Treasury is looking to keep millions of pounds levied on polluting water companies in fines that were meant to be earmarked for sewage cleanup, the Guardian has learned.</p> <p>The £11m water restoration fund was announced before the election last year, with projects bidding for the cash to improve waterways and repair damage done by sewage pollution in areas where fines have been imposed.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/treasury-seeks-keep-water-firm-fines-earmarked-sewage-cleanups" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:58:02 +0000 admin 98641 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org ‘The discourse is chilling’: aid groups on US-Mexico border prepare for Trump https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/discourse-chilling-aid-groups-us-mexico-border-prepare-trump <p>Volunteers who leave water in the desert describe rising fears of vigilantes and climate peril</p> <p>It was a blustery day in the Sonoran desert as a group of humanitarian aid volunteers hiked through a vast dusty canyon to leave gallons of bottled water and canned beans in locations where exhausted migrants could find them.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/discourse-chilling-aid-groups-us-mexico-border-prepare-trump" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Sun, 19 Jan 2025 11:00:08 +0000 admin 98639 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Offshore wind energy: assessing trace element inputs and the risks for co-location of aquaculture https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/offshore-wind-energy-assessing-trace-element-inputs-and-risks-co-location-aquaculture <p>npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 19 January 2025; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-024-00101-6">doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00101-6</a></p> <p>Offshore wind energy: assessing trace element inputs and the risks for co-location of aquaculture</p> Sun, 19 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000 admin 98640 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org