Category: Environment
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You Can Swim in the Anacostia River on July 8 | FOX 5 Washington DC
For the first time in 50 years, you’ll be able to swim in the Anacostia River at a special event. Anacostia Riverkeeper is hosting the splash event on July 8 off the Kingman Island Dock next to the Benning Road Bridge.
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Swimming Pools Feel the Heat in Spain as Water Supplies Dwindle | Reuters
Many people were drawn to the town of Vacarisses near Barcelona, Spain, in the 1970s by the suburban dream of homes with large gardens and swimming pools to provide respite during hot summers. But now that lifestyle is under threat due to a severe drought.
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Freediver Poses With Hammerhead to Highlight Plastic Pollution | Cayman Compass
Cayman Islands underwater photographer Jason Washington and freediver Coral Tomascik have joined forces again this year with Inter Miami football team to spotlight the impact of plastics on the world’s oceans – and this time, they’re joined by a great hammerhead. See Cayman Compass
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Trash Collecting ‘Mermaid’ Breaks Swimming Record | Reuters
Merle Liivand, aka Mermaid Merle, broke a record by swimming 30 miles around Florida’s Biscayne Bay wearing a monofin, all the while collecting some 20 pounds of trash.
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GoPro Cause: The Ocean Cleanup | How to Rid Our Seas of Plastics
GoPro For A Cause partner, The Ocean Cleanup is on a mission to put themselves out of business by ridding our oceans of harmful plastics. For the last decade, they’ve been ideating + developing state-of-the-art systems to both remove existing ocean rubbish + stop the harmful flow of pollution from major rivers. Now, with tangible…
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The Red Algae Warning for Swimmers and Surfers on the Great Ocean Road | 7NEWS
Victorians have been warned not to swim at surf coast beaches after an algal bloom turned the sea red. The rare phenomenon looks spectacular but can be toxic to people’s skin.
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Two Dolphins Spotted Swimming in Bronx River for First Time in Five Years | The Independent
Dolphins have been spotted in New York’s Bronx River for the first time in more than five years. Authorities keep the river stocked with a plentiful supply of fish, which they believe may have drawn the dolphins back in. “This is great news – it shows that the decades-long effort to restore the river as…
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Dolphins Spotted Swimming in the Bronx River This Week | CBS New York
At least two dolphins were seen swimming in the Bronx River near Starlight Park this week.