Category: Environment
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Meet PixieDrone, the State-Of-The-Art Aquatic Robot Keeping Tahoe Blue | ABC10
Meet PixieDrone, the latest innovation being deployed by the League to Save Lake Tahoe in cooperation with ECO-CLEAN Solutions. The PixieDrone is the aquatic cousin of Bebot, a beach-cleaning robot prowling the beaches of Lake Tahoe picking up trash and other debris. It’s the first of its kind to be used on the West Coast.…
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Activist Swims Bristol Channel Dressed as a Mermaid for Cleaner Rivers | New Scientist
Lindsey Cole is an environment activist and children’s author who recently swam the UK’s Bristol channel, from Penarth in Wales to Clevedon in England, dressed as a mermaid accompanied by a giant, inflatable poo. Her feat was part of a campaign against the pollution of British waterways. “The health of the rivers in Britain has…
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Health Officials Lift No Swim Advisory Placed at Venice Beach | 10 Tampa Bay
A no-swim advisory that was placed at a beach in Sarasota County on Thursday has been lifted, health officials say. Residents and visitors can now return to swimming or participate in other water sports at Venice Beach, the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County said in a news release Saturday afternoon. The advisory was…
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Paris Olympics Swimming Test Event Cancelled Over Water Quality Fears | Euronews
This weekend’s cancellations pose a new challenge to the Paris Olympics organizers and the city’s ambitions to reopen the iconic river to public swimming after the Games.
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‘What a Special Place to Be In’: Triathletes Swim in the Seine Ahead of Paris Olympics | France 24
The world’s top female triathletes rushed forward into the Seine on Thursday as the famous river’s improved water quality allowed a race to take place in a key test event ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics. It comes after a previous test had to be canceled this month because of poor water quality. Paris Olympic…
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No Seine, No Gain: Triathletes Compete 1500m River Swim in Paris | Euronews
The countdown to the Olympics and Paralympics in 2024 has begun.
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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.