Category: Environment
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Would You Swim In This Muddy River? | 9 News Australia
Swimming in the Yarra closer to the City could no longer be just a pipe dream. A group of councils, the Lord Mayor and Melbourne Water, are on a mission to clean-up the polluted waterway.
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California’s Dirtiest Beach Is Swimmable Again, The Culprit? Pigeon Poop. | Swim California
Fifteen years ago, Cowell Beach was synonymous with the dirtiest water in California. It sat at the top of Heal the Bay’s Beach Bummer List year after year. Surfers wouldn’t go in. Swimmers wouldn’t go in. The city ran a million-dollar grant programme trying to fix it.
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Can You Swim At Slide Rock Now? What Officials Are Telling Visitors | Arizona’s Family
Large portions of Oak Creek, including the popular Slide Rock area, reopened after months of closures tied to post-wildfire flooding from the Pocket Fire. But flash flooding just before the reopening sent ash, thick sludge and burned tree branches down the creek. Park officials say the area is technically open, but they are asking visitors…
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Chicago River Swim Organizers, Researchers Test Water Ahead Of Event | CBS Chicago
To ensure the river is safe, organizers are doing real-time monitoring and working with a team of researchers for testing.
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Olympic Artistic Swimmer Anita Alvarez Dives in to Help the Coastal Cleanup Next Weekend | KTLA 5
As she prepares for the LA28 Olympic Games, 3-Time Olympic Artistic Swimmer and Silver Medalist Anita Alvarez stopped by the KTLA Weekend Morning News to talk about the Coastal Cleanup happening Saturday, September 19th in Long Beach.
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Making Waves With Waste: Freediver Turns Rubbish Into Underwater Art | The Manila Times
Six meters beneath the Mediterranean, Sofiane Benyahia is hard at work with a needle and thread. But instead of fabric, the Marseille-based artist and freediver is stitching together discarded drinks cans, torn fishing nets and plastic waste recovered from the seabed. Concerned that traditional clean-up campaigns were no longer enough, Benyahia began transforming underwater rubbish…
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Mobile Baykeeper Brings Back Swim Water Quality Monitoring Program | FOX10 News
Mobile Baykeeper brings back swim water quality monitoring program
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Netherlands Drought Threatens Dykes as Greenhouse Industry Faces Irrigation Ban | Al Jazeera English
An ongoing drought in the Netherlands is threatening the dykes that protect densely populated areas from flooding. Cracks are appearing across the region, raising concerns among water authorities. To protect water levels and maintain water safety, authorities have banned the use of fresh water from dykes for irrigation and imposed heavy fines. The measures have…
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How Victorians Built This Pool in The Thames | Tom Goes Nomad
When a floating swimming bath opened in Victorian London, many wondered what secrets were hiding in the water. For decades, London’s River Thames had been famous for its filth, acting as an open sewer for millions. Yet somehow a pool was now opening that would be filled from the exact same water source. Through some…