Issue No. 14 · August 2026
Earth to Sea News. Independent good news, from the earth to the sea
 

This issue turns with the seasons. In the west the wildflowers have burst into bloom weeks early, four billion moths are about to ride south by starlight, a surf club keeps its Thursday for people starting fresh at seventy, and the quiet money of the world is finding its way to the fixers. Wherever this finds you, autumn closing in or spring on the doorstep, we hope it reads like encouragement.

A carpet of pink and white everlasting daisies in Western Australia
New today · Places to Explore
Western Australia just burst into bloom

Early rain has brought the wildflower season on weeks ahead of itself. The everlastings are reaching their pink and white carpet stage right now at Coalseam Conservation Park, the wreath flowers are laying their perfect rings on the roadsides near Pindar, and Mullewa opens its Outback Bloom festival this week. You have about three weeks, and the flowers are not waiting.

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Wildlife
Four billion moths ride the stars south

The bogong moth just had its strongest return since 2017, and this spring thousands of people will help discover where it goes.

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Places to Explore
The bat nado rises at sunset

Under a bridge near Sacramento lives a quarter of a million bats, and watching them pour out at dusk is free.

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Innovations
Two teenagers are cleaning Nairobi's air

Seventeen years old, a filter built from maize cobs, coconut shells and algae, and a prize to build the next batch.

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Innovations
When the birds fly, the lights go low

City streetlights now listen to bird migration radar and dim themselves on the biggest nights.

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Community
Thursday belongs to the Silver Salties

Surf clubs around Australia have a gentle morning for over sixty fives, and the new season is about to open.

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Sustainable Living
In Porto, the ride is now free

Portugal's second city made its trams, metro, trains and buses free for every resident.

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Innovations
Where the quiet money is going

Responsible funds have never held more, and everyday savers are quietly choosing the fixers.

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