Category: Environment
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Paris Olympics Faces Climate Challenge With Swimming Schedule For Seine | Associated Press
The Paris Olympics bet against climate change when they scheduled some outdoor swimming events in the Seine River, and they may lose. Heavy rains are threatening to wash out the swimming portion of triathlon events. Read AP
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Men’s Olympic Triathlon Race Postponed Over Seine Pollution Levels | France 24
The men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high, World Triathlon said in a statement, dealing a blow to organisers and leaving athletes facing more uncertainty. France 24’s Selina Sykes has the latest.
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Olympics 2024: Would You Swim In The Seine? | NZ Herald
Chereè Kinnear takes to the streets of Paris as worry mounts over the River Seine’s water quality. Video / Chereè Kinnear
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Think Before You Swim: Study Finds Many Parts Of Tennessee River Too Polluted For Swimming | WTVC NewsChannel 9
With temperatures hovering in the 90s this summer, many people are looking to the water to cool off. But a new study found many parts of Tennessee’s rivers are too polluted to swim in. Using Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data, researchers looked at more than 16,000 miles of the state’s rivers creeks and streams. And…
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Paris Authorities ‘Confident’ The River Seine Is Ready For Olympic Swimmers | The World | ABC News (Australia)
City workers have been cleaning up the Seine, and testing the water quality daily. The city’s mayor says it is clean enough for swimming and hosting the triathlon and open water swimming Olympic events. To prove it, she and others will dive in on Wednesday. Libby Hogan reports.
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Paris Mayor And Olympics Chief Swim In River Seine Amid Water Quality Concerns | Associated Press
Watch as Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, and Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, swim in the Seine following concerns over the river’s water quality for athletes competing in the Summer Games this month
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Parisians Reluctant To Swim In The Seine Despite Minister Taking A Dip | ABS-CBN News
Some Parisians said that they wouldn’t take a dip in the River Seine even after seeing the French sports minister swimming in the capital’s famed river ahead of the summer Olympics.
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Is The River Seine Really Safe For Olympic Swimming? French Politicians Test The Waters | CNA
The Olympic Games in Paris set to kick off in a week. But questions are still swirling over pollution in the River Seine, the venue for swimming events. The French sports minister took a dip in the river on Saturday (Jul 13) in a publicity moment, hoping to quell fears over the water’s suitability for…
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Olympics: Sports Minister Dips Into Seine River In Attempt To Prove Water Safety | DW News
Preparations for the Paris Olympics are in their final stages and river Seine will play a starring role in the games. National teams will sail down the waterway during the opening ceremony on July 26. Swimming events are also scheduled to take place in the river. But it’s still not clear whether the water quality…