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Why should you avoid eating fish during monsoons
As the monsoon season rolls in, bringing relief from scorching heat and rejuvenating the environment, it is crucial to pay ...
List of World's Deadliest Animals Has Multiple Surprises
When you think of animals that might be among the most dangerous in the world to humans, you typically think of sharks, ...
Brain-eating amoebas are rare. But hot weather increases the risk.
If you swim in freshwater lakes, here’s what to know about Naegleria fowleri amoeba. For example, the majority of infections ...
Brandy Creek Beach health advisory lifted as E. coli levels drop
The Public Health Advisory for Brandy Creek Beach has ended, according to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.Park officials ...
Which NY beaches are closed for swimming or under advisory? See the list
New York has 67 state-owned swimming beaches and all are tested regularly to determine the public's risk of coming in contact with waterborne diseases.
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As Parks Get Shortchanged on City Budget, NYC Biodiversity Faces Risks, Report Says
A recent report by the NYC Biodiversity Task Force says the city needs more funds to protect its increasingly at-risk fauna ...
The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon
Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water, and caught ...
Dozens of beaches close before July Fourth weekend due to fecal bacteria
Just ahead of the long Independence Day weekend, beaches across the country have closed and issued advisories because of ...
Man fined after removing critically endangered eel from the River Medway at Porters Lock, near Tonbridge
A man has been fined after failing to return a critically endangered eel to a river while illegally fishing in Kent.
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Microplastics act as ‘rafts’, increasing the threat to environmental and public health
African countries, including South Africa, have limited waste infrastructure and uneven water treatment systems, which ...