Category: Environment
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Paralympian Ellie Simmonds: Saving the Coral Reef | Good Morning Britain
The world’s oceans are facing a dire future with scientists predicting the loss of 95% of the world’s tropical reefs by 2043. This prospect not only affects the biodiversity and ecosystems of these reefs but also endangers the livelihoods of nearly 500 million people who rely on coral reefs for food, income, and coastal protection.…
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Swimmers Back in Seine: Triathletes Test Water Quality Before Paris Games | Al Jazeera English
With just under a year to go before the Paris Olympics, triathletes have been braving the waters of the River Seine ahead of a test event for the Games. Heavy rainfall last week caused water quality to fall below minimum health standards. That is despite more than a billion and a half dollars being spent…
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Bandera Issues Public Health Emergency Declaration Closing and Banning Swimming at Park | KENS 5
The city cited high water temperatures, low flow, and bacteria levels for the closure.
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Endurance Swimmer Lewis Pugh to Swim the Hudson in Bid for Clean Waters | Times Union
Lewis Pugh who swam the length of the English Channel, in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans and last year became the first person to swim across the Red Sea. On Sunday, he intends to start his journey from Henderson Lake in Essex County, making it to New York Harbor in about 30 days. Read Times Union
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Seine River Pollution Fears Trigger Olympics Swimming Test’s Cancellation | WION Climate Tracker
A pre-Olympic swimming competition in Paris was canceled, due to poor water quality in the river Seine, casting doubt over the French government’s plan to clean up the river before next summer. The event was going to serve as a test for next year’s Paris Olympics.
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James O’Brien Is Disgusted as 57 Triathletes Fall Sick After Swimming in Polluted Water | LBC
As many triathletes fall sick after swimming in polluted waters off Sunderland James O’Brien demands answers: “The coastal water had 3900 E.coli colonies per 100 milliliters of water…that’s pretty grim.” “They’ve been swimming through shocking amounts of sewage.” “You don’t have to be a scientist to know that water moves.”
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Paris Cancels Olympic Swim Test in Seine Due to Water Quality | Al Jazeera
The first swimming competition due to be held in the River Seine in Paris has been canceled because of pollution. The test event ahead of next year’s Olympics was called-off after a week of persistent heavy rain in the city caused sewers to overflow into the river.
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Seine Olympic Swimming Test Cancelled as Heavy Rains Damage Water Quality | France 24
Heavy rains have set back plans to test Paris’ readiness for swimmers to race in the River Seine at next year’s Summer Olympics but Games organizers say the waterway will be better prepared in 2024. Read France 24
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Before and After Photos Show Dire Conditions at Popular Texas Swimming Hole Jacob’s Well | KSAT 12
Did you know Jacob’s Well has been closed for swimming since last June? Long-term drought has resulted in little-to-no spring flow and unsafe conditions. Groundwater from the Cow Creek formation of the Trinity Aquifer feeds Jacob’s Well, and it’s monitored by both BSEACD and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.