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MYSTERIOUS: Olympic loc - What They Never Told You

600 million litres of sewage entering river flowing through London each year, shock study finds

Sewer misconnections and faulty drainage infrastructure are causing 240 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sewage to flow directly into the river annually, research finds

Evening Standard

Singapore rebuilt a vanished 1920s lake inside a new housing estate; engineers turned it into a flood-control system and wildlife habitat

Singapore has brought the memory of a vanished 1920s landmark into one of its newest housing estates, but the new Alkaff Lake is doing much more than recreating a piece of the past. Built inside Bidadari Park, the 1.8-hectare lake was inspired by the former Alkaff Gardens, which opened to…

The Times of India

Interstellar Invader 3I/ATLAS Blasting Two Tons of Water Into Space Every Second — Baffling Scientists Again

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS releases water equivalent to 70 Olympic pools daily, providing insights into ancient planetary materials. ESA's JUICE mission captures this unexpected activity en route to Jupiter.

International Business Times UK

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I’m a drowning prevention researcher – my kid’s school swimming carnival shocked me

It is swimming carnival season in Australia. This typically means children from about Year 2 and up are asked to swim a distance of 50 metres or one length of an Olympic-size pool – if they say they can.

The Conversation

UK facing more rain and flood risks due to climate crisis, new study warns

Extra rainfall now falling on UK each winter due to global warming ‘would fill three million Olympic-sized swimming pools’

The Independent UK

Enough fresh water is lost from continents each year to meet the needs of 280 million people. Here's how we can combat that.

Earth's continents are losing 4 Olympic swimming pools' worth of fresh water every second, with dire consequences for jobs, food security and water availability.

LiveScience

Iron nanoparticles can help treat contaminated water – our team of scientists created them out of expired supplements

Today, approximately 1,800,000 acres of land in the United States is used for landfill waste disposal. In terms of volume, the U.S alone generated over 290 million tons of solid waste in 2018, an amount equivalent to about 235,000 Olympic-size swimming pools, assuming an average solid waste density of a…

The Conversation

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Water companies enforcing hosepipe bans leak over one billion litres of water a day

The amount of water leaked every day is enough to fill 400 Olympic swimming pools

The Independent UK

Pro-doping Enhanced Games to debut in Las Vegas with Trump Jr backing

A controversial new Olympics-style sporting event where athletes will be permitted to use drugs is set to debut in Las Vegas next year

The Guardian - US

Nose-to-tail mining: how making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis

Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend – 12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year – making it the most-used solid material by humans.

The Conversation

Estate of one of Britain’s richest women fined for using three Olympic pools worth of water during drought

Charlotte Townshend reportedly has a fortune of nearly £500million

The Independent UK

Japan's Olympic Pool-sized Sinkhole Highlights Risk Of Old Pipes

A massive sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a truck and its driver a week ago, and has filled with sewage and debris, highlights the risk posed by Japan's ageing pipes.

International Business Times

Families near Japan sinkhole asked to evacuate as truck driver remains trapped

Sinkhole has expanded to size of Olympic swimming pool

The Independent UK

Japan Sinkhole Grows To Almost Olympic Pool Length

Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole this week.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Can we show an act of violence on TV?’ New thriller tells story of Munich hostage massacre

Venice film festival docudrama September 5 about TV crew that covered the 1972 Olympics crisis has lessons for the smartphone era, says its director

AAP

Australia's Olympians savour golden French feast

Australia's Olympic boss Anna Meares is basking in the glory of the nation's record-breaking Paris Games, but warns there's no guarantee of a repeat in future.

France 24

What's going on: Italian track cyclists emerge triumphant from the Madison relay maelstrom

Italian track cyclists Chiara Consonni and Vittoria Guazzini won a gruelling victory in the women's Madison relay at the National Velodrome west of Paris Friday night, stealing a lap late in the race and leaving the reigning British champions in second place. It was only the second time the event…

The Independent UK

Noah Lyles decided to race with COVID-19. The USOPC's CEO is '100% comfortable' with that decision

The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says she is “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles' decision to run in the 200 meters after testing positive for COVID-19 two days before the event

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The Independent UK

Why was Noah Lyles allowed to run with Covid at the Olympics and will he race again?

The American tested positive for Covid on Tuesday but kept the news ‘close to the chest’ ahead of his 200m final at the Olympics

Cycling News

Paris Olympics: Velodrome rings out with 'Allez Les Bleus' as France's Benjamin Thomas wins men's Omnium

Gold for France as Leitao wins silver, Van Den Bossche bronze

Woman & Home

Queen Mary’s polka dot midi skirt is the perfect piece to transition your wardrobe into autumn

The royal looked effortlessly elegant at the Paris Olympics this week

The Guardian - AU

Afghanistan 100m runner Kimia Yousofi sends Olympic message to the Taliban

Kimia Yousofi, part of the six-person Afghan team competing in Paris, had a message for the Taliban after her 100m heat

Newcastle Herald

Four Olympic sports I could win right now with no training and no experience

Put me in the game, coach, I'm ready.

The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024 organisers deny claims of two-tier Games in searing Olympic Village rooms

Organisers in Paris are facing accusations of creating a two-tier Olympic Games, with some athletes equipped with air-conditioning and others struggling with the heat

Sports Illustrated

Olympics Fans in Awe of Katie Ledecky's Massive Lead in 1500m Swimming Race

Team USA and Olympics fans were in awe of Katie Ledecky when she won her 1500m heat swimming race on Tuesday after building up a massive lead.

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