Rebecca Speare-Cole

5 days ago | msn.com | Rebecca Speare-Cole

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5 days ago | the-independent.com | Rebecca Speare-Cole

Sir David Attenborough's new film Ocean with David Attenborough reveals the devastating impact of bottom trawling on the seabed. Released to coincide with the naturalist's 99th birthday, the film provides a stark look at this destructive fishing practice. High-definition footage captures a bottom trawl in action, showing weighted nets dragged across the ocean floor, indiscriminately scooping up marine life and leaving a trail of destruction.

5 days ago | independent.co.uk | Rebecca Speare-Cole

A sequence in Ocean With David Attenborough shows bottom trawling nets bulldozing through habitats on the seabed. Dramatic footage from Sir David Attenborough’s landmark new film captures the destruction caused to the seabed by bottom trawling. Ocean With David Attenborough, released in cinemas to mark the renowned naturalist and TV presenter’s 99th birthday, includes a sequence where the camera follows a bottom trawl, where nets are dragged with a metal beam across the seabed to catch fish.

6 days ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Rebecca Speare-Cole

Global temperatures soared in April, marking the second hottest on record and exceeding the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold, according to scientists at the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Data reveals that April 2025 was 0.6C above the 1991-2020 average and a concerning 1.51C above pre-industrial levels. This marks the 21st month in nearly two years where global average surface air temperatures have surpassed the 1.5C limit.

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Rebecca Speare-Cole

April was the 21st month in the last 22 for which the global average temperature was more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial level. Last month was the second hottest April on record with world temperatures remaining above the key 1.5C threshold for global warming, scientists have said. April 2025 was 0.6C above the 1991-2020 average for the month and 1.51C above pre-industrial levels, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).