Category: Environment
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Do Not Swim: Contaminated Beaches a Sign of What’s to Come With Global Warming | Newshub
As the wild weather eases across the country “unsuitable for swimming” signs are also going out at many popular beaches, and as Demelza Leslie reports it is a sign of what’s to come with global warming.
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Canterbury Beach Deemed Too Dirty to Swim in Is Currently Safe, Says Local | Stuff
A swim coach says a popular Canterbury beach deemed unsuitable for swimming because of dirty water is in fact safe – and he has a lab result to prove it. Popular swimming spots Corsair Bay, Rāpaki Bay, Sandy Bay, Diamond Harbour Beach, Purau Beach and Cass Bay in Lyttelton Harbour were last week deemed unsuitable for…
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Durban Beaches | eThekwini Mayor Declines Da Challenge to Swim | eNCA
The eThekwini municipality has been under pressure to complete repairs to damaged infrastructure, after the April floods. Sewage spills ending up in the ocean forced the closure of beaches, with high levels of E.Coli also detected.But with the festive season fast approaching, the municipality was in the race against time to reopen. Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda…
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Meet the First Man to Swim Across the Red Sea | 5 News
How far would you go to highlight something you really cared about? A British endurance swimmer has just completed the world’s first swim across the Red Sea to raise awareness of the threat that climate change is posing to coral reefs. Lewis Pugh, who’s also a UN patron swam 123 kilometers from Saudi Arabia to…
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British Swimmer Crosses Red Sea to Highlight Coral Reef Plight, Climate Change | Arirang News
And finally… in a world first, a person has swum across the Red Sea. British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh completed the 123-kilometer swim on Wednesday. He did it to raise awareness of the dangers that the Red Sea’s coral reefs face,… as a result of worsening climate change. The UN Patron of the Oceans took…
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Swimming Inside a Melted Iceberg | Dave Malkoff
Lewis William Gordon Pugh, OIG, is a British-South African endurance swimmer and ocean advocate. Dubbed the “Sir Edmund Hillary of swimming”, he is the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world, and he frequently swims in vulnerable ecosystems to draw attention to their plight. Dave Malkoff catches up with…
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Red Sea Expedition Announcement | Lewis Pugh Foundation
From 11 October 2022, Lewis will swim from Saudi Arabia to Hurghada, Egypt. Along the way, he will pass Sharm el-Sheikh, where world leaders will be gathering for COP27 in November.
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NYC’s Hudson River: Clean Enough to Swim In? | Cheddar Explains
For years following World War II, it was unthinkable to swim in New York City’s harbor. Today, though, decades of effort and hard work have made a big difference – and the water regularly tests clean. But… is it safe to swim in?