Category: Environment
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Rusty nails found in Lake Lowell at popular swimming area
Rusty nails found in Lake Lowell at popular swimming area
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Miami Faces an Underwater Future
In Miami, the rising sea is already an ineluctable part of daily life. Everyone is affected—whether storm flooding forces a small-business owner to shut down for a few days (at tremendous cost), or daily tides hinder students commuting to school, or the retreating coastline forces people to abandon their homes. There are other, less obvious,…
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There might be poop in the water you’re swimming in so please don’t swallow it, CDC says
Every summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention turns its attention to the disgusting state of American swimming holes — and their latest investigation traced thousands of infections back to lakes, rivers, and the ocean. A team of researchers analyzed 140 outbreaks that made nearly 5,000 people sick, and even killed two swimmers between…
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Lewis Pugh announces record-breaking swim for ocean protection
London, 26 June 2018– Endurance swimmer and UN Environment Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh today announced his plans to swim the entire length of the English Channel – his longest distance ever – to draw attention to the urgent need for ocean protection. He will be the first person to ever attempt to swim…
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Novo Amor shares stunning video for ‘Birthplace’ that sends a powerful message about our effect on the natural world
Welsh multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Novo Amor has shared an absolutely stunning video for “Birthplace”, which is the title track from his debut album. The video was written and directed by Sil van der Woerd and Jorik Dozy, produced by Sean Lin and New Fronteir Pictures, with cinematography by Nihal Friedel. See The Independent
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UN Warns: Plastics In Oceans Will Be More Than Aquatic Animals By 2050
The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Lagos, has warned that unless the world stops the indiscriminate disposal of used plastics, the number of plastics in the ocean globally would be far and above aquatics animals by 2050. The global body also disclosed that at least 8 million tonnes of used plastics are thrown into the…
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Meet The Toxic Swimmer
Meet the man who swims in toxic waterways, Christopher Swain. As part of his mission to protect threatened waterways, Christopher Swain was the first person in history to swim the entire lengths of the Columbia, Charles, Hudson, Mohawk, and Mystic Rivers, as well as Lake Champlain, the Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek, and large sections of…
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25-year study shows sea level rise is accelerating
A team of scientists has studied 25 years’ worth of satellite data, and calculated that the sea level isn’t rising at a steady rate, it’s accelerating. If the trend continues, the total sea level rise could be twice as high as previous projections by 2100. Read New Atlas Photo by go_greener_oz