Category: Environment
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Lewis Pugh Attempts 160km Swim Across Red Sea to COP27 | Evening StandardTech & Science Daily
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh describes his second swim for climate change: a 100-mile stretch of water between Saudi Arabia and Egypt as Cop27 approaches.
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Lorde Says She Took a Swim in the Potomac River at DC Concert | Fox 5 DC
Singer-songwriter Lorde claimed to have swam in the Potomac River while in-between sets on her “Solar Power” tour stop in Washington, D.C. on Monday night. In a video posted on Twitter, the New Zealand-born musician talked on stage at The Anthem about the mutual growth with her audience over the last five years and then talked about swimming in the Potomac River,…
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Big Soda Lake Reopens to Swimmers and Paddleboarders After Algae Treatment | CBS Colorado
After a month-long closure due to dangerous blue-green algae, Big Soda Lake in Lakewood has reopened to swimmers and paddleboarders.
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Swimmers Avoid Beaches After Sewage Releases | Sky News
Warnings were issued to holidaymakers to avoid dozens of beaches across England and Wales this week after sewage was released.
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Ways to Preserve Water in Your Home Swimming Pool
When it comes to swimming pools, you can expect a strain on your water supplies, especially if you are living in a drought-prone area. Even if you don’t have this problem, it is always a good idea to save pool water. In this article, we will provide you with different ways to preserve water in…
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‘No Swim’ Advisory Remains for Some Sarasota County Beaches | 10 Tampa Bay
Earlier this month, beaches in Sarasota, Manatee, and Hillsborough counties fell under a “no swim advisory. The presence of enterococcus bacteria comes from a variety of factors, health officials say. This includes pet waste, livestock, birds, land-dwelling and marine wildlife, stormwater runoff, and human sewage. However, there haven’t been any sewage spills reported within one…
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Swimming resumes at Jacob Riis Park in Queens | FOX 5 New York
Swimming is once again being allowed at Jacob Riis National Park in the Rockaways, after being initially closed due to elevated bacteria levels in the water.
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Ducky Derby Sends 75,000 Rubber Ducks Swimming in Chicago River | CBS Chicago
Is there anything better than a duck dump? More than 75,000 rubber ducks went for a swim in the Chicago River for the annual Ducky Derby, benefiting Special Olympics Illinois.
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Jacob Riis Park Closed to Swimming Due to Bacteria | CBS New York
A Queen’s beach is temporarily closed to swimming due to high levels of bacteria in the water.