Category: Environment
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Brain-eating amoebae are very rare, but warming waters may change that
Scientists are concerned that climate change may be making N. fowleri infections more common. “In theory as the world heats up there will be more surface water at around 30 degrees Celsius [86 degrees Fahrenheit] so there will be more N. fowleri habitat†Maciver wrote. However, many factors, not just water temperature play a role in its occurrence. There’s…
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Sink Or Swim? Asia’s Sinking Villages Engulfed By Rising Seas | The Longest Day | Climate Change
By 2050, rising sea levels will flood 200 million people’s homes across the globe. For thousands across Asia, this is already a reality. In this episode, we travel to some of the worst affected places on Asia’s coastline, spending 24 hours with the families living at the whim of an unpredictable ocean. Every day, from…
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Water Connects Us – Conner Andrews
This episode of Water Connects Us features Conner Andrews, a swim coach, open water swimmer, and community partner of Milwaukee Water Commons who helped organize the Cream City Classic, Milwaukee’s first open water swim race in the Milwaukee River.
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Swimming In Trash: Sea Lion Seen Sunbathing Amid Piles Of Garbage
The Sacramento River’s trash problem is more than just an eyesore. A sea lion was spotted sunbathing along the Sacramento River just a few days ago amidst piles of garbage.
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Swimming pools are supposed to offer relief. Do they actually make the air more humid?
That old cliché about the Southwest—“It’s hot, but it’s a dry heatâ€â€”is so firmly rooted in Arizona that when it’s muggy outside, locals are wont to demand an explanation. In Phoenix, they have been known to blame artificial lakes and swimming pools for unwanted humidity. “Like folk wisdom everywhere, this line of reasoning is widely…
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Russian swimmers complete eco-relay across Lake Baikal | AFP
A group of Russians complete an icy swim across Lake Baikal in Siberia in an effort to draw attention to ecological threats facing the world’s largest freshwater lake.
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Toxic algae blooms in Great Lakes pose threat to beachgoers
Biology experts are warning beachgoers and swimmers of harmful algae blooms that have been springing up throughout the Great Lakes.
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