Tag: Water
Dry, itchy skin after swimming: too much chlorine in the water?
Here’s how to protect your skin from irritation according to our dermatologist. In summer, it is not only the salt in sea water that can cause skin reactions. Chlorine in…
2024 Olympics: “Too disrupted” weather threatens triathlon events
The men’s triathlon event at the Paris Olympics has been postponed due to pollution in the Seine. The next date has been set for Wednesday, July 31, provided that the…
Israel destroys water reservoir in Rafah in violation of international humanitarian law
In Gaza, ravaged by nearly ten months of war, the Israeli army bombed the main water reservoir of the city of Rafah last week. This is a total violation of…
Karl-Anders’ car got stuck in the bodies of water on the E45
A longer stretch of the E45 was destroyed and parts of the road rose during Sunday’s downpour. Karl-Anders Arvidsson and around 30 other motorists had to be transported away from…
Facing a serious water crisis, Sicily fights climate change and mismanagement
Southern Italy is particularly affected by prolonged droughts. And poor infrastructure management, a now endemic scourge, plays a large part in the gravity of the current situation. 2 min From…
Ukraine: A few kilometers from the front line, finding drinking water becomes a challenge
In Ukraine, as Russian troops continue to bombard frontline regions, thousands of civilians living in affected areas, particularly in the Donetsk region, find themselves without access to electricity or drinking…
Seine’s polluted water worries athletes – the Norwegian star gave a warning example | Sport
When the Ironman 70.3 class of triathlon, i.e. the half-distance World Championships, was held in Lahti last August, Urheilu interviewed the big star of the event in advance. Norwegian Olympic…
First triathlon training cancelled due to Seine water quality
The rains that fell on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 July in Paris soiled the Seine for the next few hours, forcing the organisers to cancel the triathlon training planned…
Seine water too polluted, first triathlon training cancelled – L’Express
Small flop. The rains that fell on Friday and Saturday in Paris, especially during the opening ceremony, soiled the Seine for the next few hours, forcing the organizers to cancel…
New conspiracy charge laid in $2M cocaine drug bust at Blue Water Bridge
More than a year after a trucker was accused of trying to smuggle about $2 million in cocaine into Canada via the Blue Water Bridge, a second person has been…