Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Australia news live: Albanese to raise concerns over Chinese steel dumping; koala deaths in NSW conservation project ‘tragic and cruel’, Greens say

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:04:39 +0000

Prime minister knows Australian miners – and government revenue streams – are vulnerable to downturn in iron ore price

Good morning and welcome to Monday’s live news blog. I’m Nick Visser and I’ll be taking you through the morning’s news.

Heavy rain in Texas halts rescue efforts as officials warn of further flooding

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 20:37:35 +0000

State authorities believe more than 160 people could still be missing as flash flood warnings remain in Kerr county

More heavy rains in Texas on Sunday paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to high-water rescues elsewhere as officials warned that the downpours could again cause waterways to surge.

Wildfires destroy historic lodge on Grand Canyon’s North Rim, park says

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:12:20 +0000

Grand Canyon Lodge consumed by two wildfires that have burned more than 45,000 acres in area

A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said on Sunday.

The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water treatment plant, an administrative building and some employee housing also were lost.

Beaker Street Science Photography prize – in pictures

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:00:43 +0000

Finalists for 2025 will be exhibited at Hobart’s Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery from 6 to 31 August as part of the Beaker Street festival and will include the first-ever image of a wild eastern quoll glowing under UV light

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More than half of koalas relocated to NSW forest died in failed government attempt at reintroduction

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:00:42 +0000

Exclusive: Translocation and deaths of seven out of 13 koalas in April, with some showing signs of septicaemia, not made public by state government

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How do I feel about air conditioning? I’m very hot – but it’s destroying the planet | Emma Beddington

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:00:40 +0000

Yes, temperatures are rising. But more and more AC means more and more CO2 – and then more and more global heating. Let’s have some long-term thinking instead

How US immigration raids hurt summer pleasures, from berries to barbecues

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:00:40 +0000

In the US, hardly a food is untouched by immigrant labor – and Ice raids will profoundly affect the food labor system

Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:00:39 +0000

Previously, the only way to reduce levels of Pfas was by bloodletting or a drug with unpleasant side effects

There was a deal to fix this Alabama community’s raw sewage crisis. Trump tore it up over DEI

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 11:00:38 +0000

Residents of Alabama’s Lowndes county are still fighting for basic sanitation after Trump’s DoJ canceled a landmark Biden-era agreement

Thelma and Willie Perryman spend most days out front of their family trailer in rural Alabama, shooting the breeze while enjoying the birdsong – and making sure their three-year-old grandson doesn’t wander into the sewage-sodden back yard.

On Country: photography from Australia 2025 – in pictures

admin — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 20:00:20 +0000

Co-produced by PHOTO Australia Melbourne and the Rencontres d’Arles, the exhibition marks the first major presentation of Australian photography at the world’s longest-running photo festival

‘A monumental moment’: world’s leading photography festival puts Australia in focus