Category: Environment
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Lewis Pugh Attempting ‘Coldest Swim on Earth’ to Highlight Climate Crisis | The Independent
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh is planning to tackle what he describes as “The Coldest Swim on Earth” to highlight the climate crisis.
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Beachgoers Seem Unaware Edgewater Closed to Swimmers | FOX 8 News Cleveland
Dozens of people were seen swimming in Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach in Cleveland Monday afternoon, despite warning signs telling people the swim area was closed.
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Fairfield City Officials Urge Kayakers, Swimmers to Avoid Great Miami River | WCPO 9
Public works officials on Monday warned the public to stay away from the Great Miami River between Joyce Park and State Route 27, where runoff from disrupted treatment systems at the Fairfield sewer plant could cause elevated levels of bacteria.
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Meet the Bomb Hunters Trying to Protect Marine Species in the Baltic Sea | Euronews
An EU-backed team of scientists has a very thrill-seeking mission: to find all the unexploded war bombs in Germany’s coastal waters and other European countries.
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Volunteers Scour Marseille’s Beaches for Plastic and Beer Bottles | Euronews
Volunteer organizations are trying to tackle the ongoing littering problem by promoting regular cleaning drives, where people can pick up as much as one tonne of garbage in a day.
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Profound Short Film About a 90 Year Old Balinese Fisherman Who Catches Plastic Instead of Fish | Laughing Squid
“Voice Above Waterâ€Â is a profound short film by Dana Frankoff that gives voice to a 90-year-old Balinese man named Wayan who turned his lifelong profession of fishing into one of cleaning the river of plastic pollution so that future generations will once again be able to fish and provided for their families.
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Robin Elliott meets Former Olympic Swimmer Mark Foster
Former Team GB Olympic swimmer Mark Foster is encouraging us to change our water behaviors at home, taking on a wild swim to demonstrate the volume of water that could be saved if we changed our water habits The UK could face water shortages in as little as 25 years unless action is taken through…
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Three Dogs Die after Swimming in Little Spokane River | KREM 2 News
A Chattaroy family is left searching for answers after all three of their dogs died after swimming in the Little Spokane River Thursday. Colton Bridges’ family spent the evening cooling off at their home on the Little Spokane River when it happened. He said just 20 minutes after they brought their dogs inside to dry…