Category: Nature
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Largest algae bloom ever recorded in China turnes the Yellow Sea green
See for instance The Guardian The largest algal bloom ever recorded in China has turned the Yellow Sea green and may be related to pollution from agriculture and industry. Officials in the city of Qingdao had used bulldozers to remove 7,335 tonnes of the growth from beaches according to the Xinhua news agency. The phenomenon…
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Belarusian family swimming with wolves
See Euronews They may not be man’s best friend, but grey wolves have certainly become good companions for the Selekh family in Belarus. Encouraged by the hunting trade, the wolf population in Belarus is booming. The Selekhs say they found the young pups orphaned by hunters.
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Surfer knocked unconscious as whale tosses boarders at Bondi Beach
Read for instance 9MSN, Illawarra Mercury and ABC Bishan Rajapakse, a 38-year-old doctor from Bondi, was knocked unconscious for 10 seconds when he was struck by a whale, thought to be a southern right, while surfing at Bondi Beach on Sunday morning. The surfer was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital and is in a satisfactory…
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Check out “Secret Swims” and “Swim the Costa Brava”
See swimthecostabrava.com, they have an interesting open water swimming event coming up in 76 days (21-22 September 2012), and regular “Secret Swims” training sessions every Saturday and Sunday. This season our technical team offers all open water lovers the possibility to indulge in a different type of training in the most spectacular spots off the…
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SwimTrek: Open Water Swimming Holiday, Montenegro
Open water swimming holiday in Montenegro Riviera. Activity based travel swimming holidays & vacations with SwimTrek Adventure Holidays.
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Lewis Pugh to embark on 3-year Circumnavigation of Globe as UNEP Patron for Oceans
See UNEP News Centre Pioneer swimmer and ocean advocate Lewis Pugh was June 19th unveiled as the UN Environment Programme’s Patron for Oceans as he prepares to embark on an epic circumnavigation of the globe. Mr. Pugh, a maritime lawyer from London, is the only person to have completed a long distance swim in every…