Category: Environment
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Meet the First Man to Swim Across the Red Sea | 5 News
How far would you go to highlight something you really cared about? A British endurance swimmer has just completed the world’s first swim across the Red Sea to raise awareness of the threat that climate change is posing to coral reefs. Lewis Pugh, who’s also a UN patron swam 123 kilometers from Saudi Arabia to…
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British Swimmer Crosses Red Sea to Highlight Coral Reef Plight, Climate Change | Arirang News
And finally… in a world first, a person has swum across the Red Sea. British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh completed the 123-kilometer swim on Wednesday. He did it to raise awareness of the dangers that the Red Sea’s coral reefs face,… as a result of worsening climate change. The UN Patron of the Oceans took…
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Swimming Inside a Melted Iceberg | Dave Malkoff
Lewis William Gordon Pugh, OIG, is a British-South African endurance swimmer and ocean advocate. Dubbed the “Sir Edmund Hillary of swimming”, he is the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world, and he frequently swims in vulnerable ecosystems to draw attention to their plight. Dave Malkoff catches up with…
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Red Sea Expedition Announcement | Lewis Pugh Foundation
From 11 October 2022, Lewis will swim from Saudi Arabia to Hurghada, Egypt. Along the way, he will pass Sharm el-Sheikh, where world leaders will be gathering for COP27 in November.
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NYC’s Hudson River: Clean Enough to Swim In? | Cheddar Explains
For years following World War II, it was unthinkable to swim in New York City’s harbor. Today, though, decades of effort and hard work have made a big difference – and the water regularly tests clean. But… is it safe to swim in?
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Lewis Pugh Attempts 160km Swim Across Red Sea to COP27 | Evening StandardTech & Science Daily
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh describes his second swim for climate change: a 100-mile stretch of water between Saudi Arabia and Egypt as Cop27 approaches.
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Lorde Says She Took a Swim in the Potomac River at DC Concert | Fox 5 DC
Singer-songwriter Lorde claimed to have swam in the Potomac River while in-between sets on her “Solar Power” tour stop in Washington, D.C. on Monday night. In a video posted on Twitter, the New Zealand-born musician talked on stage at The Anthem about the mutual growth with her audience over the last five years and then talked about swimming in the Potomac River,…
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Big Soda Lake Reopens to Swimmers and Paddleboarders After Algae Treatment | CBS Colorado
After a month-long closure due to dangerous blue-green algae, Big Soda Lake in Lakewood has reopened to swimmers and paddleboarders.