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niche and influence it and upset it. take plankton. these tiny plants and animals are crucial to life on the planet. they're the basis of the entire marine food chain and produce half the oxygen in our atmosphere. so every other breath you take. and they are sensitive to heat. many species have been migrating north as the world's oceans warm. personally, i'm really concerned. the heatwaves that we're experiencing on land and the marine heatwaves that we're seeing are happening in unusual locations where we haven't expected them. but there is hope. scientists are learning more about how the ocean ecosystems function every day. we have the renewable technologies that can tackle climate change by reducing our use of fossil fuels. we just need to make the change quickly. we're joined now by the bbc�*s carl nasman. great to see you. why are ocean so important for the global climate? it really is hard to overstate the importance of oceans for our planet. the un calls them our greatest ally in the fight against climate change and that really is because oceans are most effective climate sink they soak up a lot of the excess c02 in carbon emissions that we produce when we burn fossil fuels. 90% of the excess heat that humans produce go into our oceans. the problem becomes when the waters in the ocean heat up, they are not as good at doing theirjob. as we see this feedback loop where warm or oceans contribute to those warmer temperatures on land. we saw the lake with the extreme heat waves in the past weeks and months many of the past weeks and months many of the world has been suffering through. the other thing to mention it's of course hurricanes warmer oceans are directly linked to more frequent storms in stronger hurricanes and of course scientists are now bracing for the start of the atlantic hurricane season. what are now bracing for the start of the atlantic hurricane season.- atlantic hurricane season. what a scientist saying _ atlantic hurricane season. what a 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state of florida with the record temperatures there is a scientist calling this the most extreme bleaching event that they have ever seenin bleaching event that they have ever seen in the state. these extreme temperatures and how long they are lasting are very difficult on coral. 25% of the life within the oceans relied on coral reefs that is just one weight these hot ocean temperatures are affecting marine wildlife it has a knock on effect of course for all wildlife. earlier i spoke with katey lesneski — research and monitoring coordinator for the florida keys national marine sanctuary for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. katie, thanks so much forjoining us. can you put into contextjust how unusual it is for the ocean to have reached 20.96 degrees celsius? that's 69.7 degrees fahrenheit. hi, sumi, thank you so much for having me on the programme today to share some information about what's going on in our world's oceans. so right now, we are seeing record breaking temperatures when looking at the overall average temperature of the atlantic ocean, and that can be extended to oceans worldwide and that can have cascading effects on all marine ecosystems. so why are we seeing this trend? so we are seeing this trend for a number of reasons, still collecting a lot of data about what's going on. but right now we are in what is called a marine heatwave and these events occur naturally. however, we are currently in an era of climate change when rampant carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is contributing to an even higher magnitude of temperature that we're seeing in this marine heatwave. and you mentioned the atlantic. i mean, where exactly is this heat wave occurring? so this heat wave has been predominantly a lot of the recent media has been focused on the north atlantic, which includes the caribbean and the tropical western atlantic, where i'm based. but these temperature trends are showing an elevated temperature in many parts of the ocean where this data is collected. how worried are you? this is something, of course, that you work on every day. i am quite worried, especially for the coral reefs that are here in florida that i work live on every day, as well as the coastal communities that really rely on reefs all throughout the rest of the caribbean and even the rest of the world. a couple of degrees difference in sea temperature might not feel like much to us, but corals, which are the organisms that make up coral reefs, are very sensitive to even a couple degrees temperature change. so as we've seen very high temperatures for a prolonged period of time here and in other locations, we are seeing those effects on corals that can affect their health. so we've been talking about marine life and the impact on them. what about the impact on the atmosphere, the climate? so with increased levels of carbon dioxide that have been well documented for decades now, we're seeing a warmer atmosphere. and that actually directly translates to a warmer ocean because the ocean absorbs up to 90% of the atmosphere's heat. so what can be done about this marine heat wave? right now we are trying to collect as much data as possible. that's everyone from meteorologists to oceanographers to marine biologists like myself to really try and understand the impact of this event on organisms and on the physical state of the ocean. for myself, i am a coral reef restoration specialist, so we are working on actually restoring reefs in this event and how the reefs faired during this event will give us information as to how we can improve our methods going forward in the face of continued climate change. and katy, last question. you said it might not feel like a big difference to us, this temperature change in the ocean. what's your message to americans and people around the world really of why they need to pay attention to this? so this is important because coastal communities all around the world and even near coastal communities depend on the ocean and healthy marine ecosystems, whether that's as a food source or a source of tourism revenue from people coming to see beautiful reefs all around the world and recent other marine ecosystems, healthy, intact ecosystems are really important for coastal protection, reducing coastal erosion, reducing flooding during storms and hurricanes. so the healthier these ecosystems are, the better off we are, even economically. katy, thank you so much forjoining us. thank you. russian president vladimir putin's fiercest domestic critic — alexei navalny — has had his jail term extended to 19 years in a maximum security penal colony on friday. navalny is already serving sentences totalling ii and a half years on fraud and other charges. he says those charges are bogus. our russia editor steve rosenberg sent in this report from the court. in waters dominated by russia, ukraine relies on stealth. this is the closest we were good to the most famous prisoner. we'd been let inside the high—securityjail where alexei navalny was already incarcerated. but journalists weren't allowed into the makeshift courtroom. all we could do was watch on a screen. at this trial behind bars, the kremlin critic was found guilty on extremism charges and handed a new 19—year prison sentence. he'll be transferred to a so—called "special regime" colony and harsher conditions. we may have been allowed in here to watch the verdict on a tv screen, but keep in mind that in this court case, the actual proceedings were closed — to the press and to the public — and held in a high—security prison. describing this trial as "behind closed doors" feels like an understatement. later, in a message posted for him by supporters, mr navalny wrote that the figure of 19 years was meaningless. he would be imprisoned for life — either his life, or the life of the current regime. they chant a charismatic protest leader and anti—corruption crusader, alexei navalny fell foul of the kremlin long ago. in 2020, in siberia, he was poisoned with a nerve agent and airlifted to germany. he claims the kremlin had tried to kill him. the russian authorities deny it. on his return to russia in 2021, he was arrested and jailed. ever since, he's faced trial after trial, punishment after punishment. it indicates that this regime is ready to be extremely cruel. it sends messages to the broader audience — we will not stop. the machine is working. and it means that they are ready to continue all possible trials against all possible dissidents. that includes this man. igor girkin is no pro—democracy liberal. the russian nationalist backs the war in ukraine, but has criticised vladimir putin's handling of it. now he's under arrest, as the kremlin tries to crack down on any kind of criticism from any quarter. back at the navalny trial, case over, we were ushered off the penal colony premises. but after today's verdict, and with alexei navalny predicting fresh charges of terrorism against him, he looks set to be locked up for years to come. countries from the west african regional body, ecowas, say they have now agreed on a plan for possible military intervention in niger if the military leaders who seized power there do not restore the country's president. the organisation earlier set a deadline of sunday to reinstate deposed president, mohamed bazoum. a delegation from the bloc visited niger thursday but failed to meet coup leaders or mr bazoum. our correspondent catherine byaruhanga has more. the regional bloc of west african countries known as ecowas had sent a high—level delegation to niger to try to speak to the new military regime. as part of this delegation was a former military leader of nigeria, as well as an influential cleric. but what sources are saying is that the delegation was only in the capital, niamey, forjust a few hours. and they didn't get to meet the new general in charge, general abdourahamane tchiani, or his deposed predecessor, president mohamed bazoum. now, why this is important is because ecowas had given the military leaders in niger a deadline of this sunday to step down, otherwise they could potentially use military force as this delegation was in niger. military chiefs from west africa were meeting in nigeria's capital, abuja, to draw up plans for a possible military intervention in niger. now, any kind of military action would have severe consequences, not only for the people of niger who would suffer security and humanitarian crisis, but also for its neighbours. and so in the past few days, we have seen politicians in west africa roaring back from this threat to use force. for example, nigeria's president, bola tinubu, who is the chairman of ecowas, said he wanted to see an amicable resolution of this crisis. now, a lot of people, even though the international community really wants to see the army step down in nigeria for a civilian government to be reinstated, that's going to be incredibly difficult because the military has really dug in there and says it won't leave power. there have also been sanctions against the military in niger. aid has been cut. and the reality of that is that it's actually going to be nigeriens, millions of people already living in one of the world's poorest countries, who are going to face the brunt of any economic actions. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. five weeks to go until her big day. on saturday the 2nd of september, millie and herfiance, mitchell, should have been tying the knot at the club at tuffley park. but now, who knows? after the club confirmed it was going into liquidation. to my family, i think it meant a lot. i am their first grandchild that was meant to be getting married. i am an only child as well. millie and mitchell had been planning their wedding for 18 months and saving hard too. they had already paid £7,000. the club said that it is with the heaviest heart that we have to announce that we will be closing down and entering into liquidation. please note this hasn't been the easiest of decisions, and we understand people will be angry, upset and worried. they go on to say, we have tried everything we can to remain open, but with bills continuing to rise, it is no longer possible. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. video has emerged purporting to show a sea drone driving into the side of a russian naval vessel in the black sea. the bbc has not yet verified this video, but the footage appears to show a drone hitting the side of the large ship. the video was released by the ukrainian security services. but russia's defence ministry says it repelled an attack, not admitting to any damage. here's our correspondent in kyiv — james waterhouse. unlike these drone attacks we've seen deep inside russia, around moscow, for example, kyiv seems more willing to admit to being behind these strikes using sea drones on the black sea, or sea of azov. and sources at the security service have told us that they successfully damaged a major landing ship at the port of novorossiysk, which is on the russian coast. it is a major terminal, where 1.8 million tonnes of oil make their way out from there every day. and it's also an important naval base for moscow. the security service sources have shared with us footage of the apparent moment of impact with an onboard camera. there's unverified footage of the vessel subsequently listing to one side, suggesting that it has indeed been damaged. but in a fortnight where ukrainian ports have been pummelled by russian drones, it seems ukraine has been keen to respond. but it's interesting, because president zelensky has previously warned of the war coming to russia. he has been keen to apply pressure in just about every way possible. but in the same breath he suggested that peace talks could happen as soon as autumn. but you just need to look at russia's continued invasion and the pictures from today that suggests that neither side is exactly setting the conditions for talks to take place. two us navy sailors have been charged with providing sensitive military information to china. these are pictures of us officials announcing the arrests earlier. jinchao wei is accused of conspiring to send national defence information to a chinese agent. and petty officer wenheng zhao was charged with accepting money for sensitive photos and videos. it is unclear if the same chinese agent is alleged to have contacted both sailors. two expelled members of the so—called "tennessee three" have officially reclaimed their seats in the state's house of representatives, nearly three months after they were expelled for their involvement in a gun control protest on the body's floor. state representatives justin pearson, justinjones and gloria johnson took part in the demonstration just days after a fatal shooting at a nashville elementary school where six were killed, including three children. republican lawmakers claimed their actions violated house rules and moved to expel their three colleagues. johnson narrowly avoided expulsion, but pearson and jones were ousted. the move briefly left about 140,000 voters in primarily black districts without representation for nearly a week and drew national attention. earlier, i spoke with one of the tennessee three who was re—elected in thursday's special election — justinj pearson. great to have you back on the show. i want to ask both you and your colleague were heavily favoured to win your districts, but how does it feel to have won your seat back? i am completely humbled and honoured that district 86's representation has been restored. our district lost its voice temporarily, albeit due to the actions of the supermajority republican party in tennessee. and it wasn'tjust the expulsion of one member or two members. it was people who had went to the polls just months before to get their voices heard, to make sure thatjustice was a priority and that democracy was able to prevail. but the reality is, we are dealing with the mobocracy in tennessee where there is an abuse of power and abuse of authority that is taking people's rights and taking people's voice away. so what message do you think your victory sends? i think our victory sends a pretty loud and pretty clear message that you can't expel a movement, that you cannot expel hope, and that you cannot expel the desire and the will of people who want to see real action on the issues that matter, such as gun reform and gun safety legislation, environmental protections, the elevation of people who are impoverished and who have been made poor by the policies of economic exploitation. i believe the message that has been sent by the thousands of people who went to the polls here in our district and representativejones district is that we will not be silenced, that we will not quit and advancing the issues that matter. there was national and international attention on your story after you and your colleagues were expelled in march. and this was an aim to push for reforming gun laws in your state after shooting at the covenant school in nashville. what do you think has actually changed since then? you know, i believe what has changed for the republican party and for people across this country are two things. one, the republican party, cameron sexton, william lamberth, now see that there are hundreds of thousands, millions of people who are ready to stand up and ready to fight back against the national rifle association, the tennessee farmers association, the american firearms association. that is quite literally profiting off of the violence and profiting off of the harm that is happening in our communities. the other thing that i believe has been recognised across our state, our country and the world is that we are losing our democracy and that when democracies are in peril, the reality is the communities that suffer the most are black communities, indigenous communities, communities of colour, and people who have been made socioeconomically depressed. and so everyone has to pay attention to what's happening at these state legislatures, because the erosion of democracy has serious implications for the united states of america, but also for other countries across the world. so there is a special legislative session that has been called for later this month by the republican governor in your state. but have republicans shown any flexibility for compromise on this issue of gun reform? yes. the reason that the governor called that special session was because of the activation of tens of thousands of people who marched, who protested, who sent emails and wrote letters and had phone calls. and so we are seeing the power of people, people power being able to push this conversation forward. and i believe that some of the republicans who continue to see that mass mobilisation are realising that they can not keep with the status quo that children need to be safe at their schools, but they need to be safe walking home. they need to be safe in their communities because in a lot of places in memphis and millington, we deal with gun violence every single day. and it is a tragedy to have to go to the funerals of 18—year—olds and such young people. and i believe some republicans are realising that their ability to remain in power and to have political power is going to rest on whether or not they serve the entire community, including addressing gun violence. so i do want to ask you about how people in your state feel about gun reform laws. there was a vanderbilt university poll from may that showed that more than 80% of tennesseans support red flag policy. so these are the policies that separate people from their guns as they pose a threat to themselves. it is an issue, however, that hasn't gained that much support among republicans. and as you said, they do dominate the legislature. so do you believe that your colleagues in the legislature are actually going to meet you halfway on this issue? yeah, we need them to meet us 100% of the way on this issue. the supermajority of people in our state want to see us take action with extreme risk protection orders, want to see us take action as it relates to background checks, want us to do everything in our power to make sure that our children and our communities are safe. gun violence is the number one killer of children in the state of tennessee. not illnesses, not car accidents, gun violence. and we all have the power as legislators to do something and to do more than just offer thoughts and prayers. and so we're going to continue to demand that the republican party that cameron sexton and william lambert do theirjobs of making sure that our communities are safer. justin, what do you think democrats nationally can learn from what you have done there in tennessee? yeah, i think they can learn that people power movements work and that we have to be proximate to the communities that are suffering and to the people who are experiencing harm and lift up their voices and raise up their voices to create change and that there is no part of our country that can be left behind. whether you're in the reddest states or the reddest communities, there are people there who deserve and who need justice. and we've got to be a party that elevates those voices. and justin, you and your colleagues saw a big boost in fundraising after the international and national coverage, as they mentioned. do you plan to run for congress or senate? i plan to serve district 86 as a state representative as long as they'll re—elect me. all right, justinj pearson, thank you so much forjoining us. really great to have you back on the show. thanks for having me back. let's keep going. nasa has re—established contact with its voyager two months earlier than expected. last month, a wrong command sent to the spacecraft caused it to change position, resulting in a loss of communiction. a signal was picked up after what's known as an "interstellar shout" that caused the spacecrafts antenna to once again face earth. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. weather across the uk has certainly been testing our patience of late. we are heading for the fourth consecutive weekend where an area of low pressure will dominate the weather story, bringing us some wet and windy weather. but every cloud has a silver lining. and next weekend, i can offer you something a little more promising, settled and summer—like. but at the moment, it's all about storm anthony, which is moving its way across northern ireland, bringing a heavy spell of rain during the early hours of saturday morning. and as that rain continues to drive its way steadily eastwards, the winds will strengthen as well. so we're widely likely to see 20 to a0 millimetres, maybe more for northern ireland for a time. and then the winds gusting 50 to 65 miles an hour along west—facing coasts of wales and south—west england. very unusual, really, for this time of year. the rain drives its way quickly eastwards, and then into the afternoon, circulating around that low, we will see a rash of sharp, possibly thundery downpours. slowly improving into northern ireland and lighter winds and fewer showers likely for scotland. but the temperatures will be disappointing right across the country, a maximum ofjust 1a to 18 celsius. by the middle part of the afternoon, the low pressure will gradually move away and the winds will die down. so as we push into sunday, it might be a pleasant start, with some early morning sunshine, particularly in eastern areas, lighter winds. and as we go through the day, we will see a scattering of showers developing out to the west, and some of these will gradually move further inland. but with a little more sunshine coming through, it will be a degree or so warmer. top temperatures of 20 degrees, 68 fahrenheit. not that much change monday into tuesday. showers or longer spells of rains likely, particularly on tuesday. another spell of wet weather to come. but we can offer you a glimpse of something more optimistic by the middle part of next week. an area of high pressure is likely to build, and we haven't seen this for quite some time. so from wednesday onwards, we are likely to see some drier settled and more summer—like weather. there's still an uncertainty how long it's likely to last, but for next week, showers or longer spells of rain to begin with. but as the high pressure builds, certainly things will settle down and warm up for many. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. it's holiday heartbreak. as wildfires rage across europe and america, what impact is climate change having on the tourism industry? it's really difficult to manage the heat sometimes. travel and tourism — it's worth nearly 10% of our global economy, keeping millions in work. but does our changing planet mean it's time for a major rethink? i'm going to be discussing all of that with these two — there they are — the big boss of one of europe's leading travel groups, who tells us what impact climate change is having on his industry, and the head of the world's most influential airline body tells us how his members are tackling the challenges as they continue to recover from billions in covid losses. also on the show, the man in charge of travel at one of the world's biggest insurers. he tells us climate change is causing more of us to think about where we go and why it's a top priority for his industry. wherever you'rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, wildfires and extreme heat, they are posing major challenges across the globe, from spain and portugal to croatia and greece and from seattle to florida. they are a sign of how our climate is changing. and the economic consequences are potentially huge, not least for the travel and tourism industry, which of course plays a vital role in our global economy.