Category: Environment
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Roman Emperor Nero’s Bridge Resurfaces as Rome Faces a Water Crisis | AP
The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge. The bridge — known as Nero’s Bridge, named for the former Roman emperor — once connected Rome’s city center with the Tiber’s right bank. (AP Video shot by…
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‘We Haven’t Had a Drop of Water’: Palestinian Farmer on Settlers Taking Over West Bank Spring | APT
Israeli settlers are swimming in freshwater springs in the occupied West Bank as Palestinian farmers say they have lost access to water sources they have relied on for generations. In the Jordan Valley village of Fasayil, Palestinian farmer Saad Nemer says settlers took control of an irrigation pipeline connected to a spring, cutting off water…
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At Least 7 Dead After Flesh-Eating Bacteria Found on Gulf Coast Beach | CBS Texas
“If you have those risk factors and if you have an open wound or abrasion on your skin, you do not want to go swimming in brackish waters along the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic seaboard,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
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Waters Near Imperial Beach Pier Safe to Swim in for the First Time in 2026 | NBC 7 San Diego
For the first time in all of 2026, the water was clean enough to swim in Imperial Beach. NBC 7’s Joe Little explains what changed, and why it may not last.
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Swim Advisory Issued After 2,000 Gallons of Wastewater Spilled Into Lake Norman | WBTV News – Charlotte
Untreated wastewater spilled into a cove near Shore Drive in Denver.
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Health Department Issues No-Swim Advisory After Wastewater Spill on Singer Island | WPTV News
A wastewater spill from a lift station on Singer Island has prompted a no-swim and no-irrigation advisory in Palm Beach County.
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‘Old Ladies’ Are Free-Diving on Cape Cod. They’ve Excavated 6,000 Pounds of Trash | Upworthy
Imagine yourself on Cape Cod on a bright summer afternoon. The water looks perfect: glassy, blue, reflecting the clouds like it’s a computer screensaver. Suddenly, a dozen or so women burst onto the scene. Not one is a day under 65, and they’re zipping themselves into wetsuits and spitting into their masks (to prevent fogging)…
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How To Avoid Swimmer’s Itch This Summer | The Weather Network
Planning a trip to the lake? Be aware of swimmer’s itch, an itchy rash caused by a microscopic parasite. The Weather Network’s Rachel Schoutsen has more.
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Doctors Warn of Very Serious Vibrio Infection Spreading in Chesapeake Bay | WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore
Doctors warn Vibrio can cause infection in broken skin, spread fast, kill tissue, cause sepsis, result in amputation or even death.