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More than 250 Beaches Across Greece are Becoming Accessible
More than 250 beaches all over Greece will be accessible by this summer, Tourism Ministry officials announced during the “Accessible Beaches for Everyone” media event on Thursday. Organized by the ministry’s Tourism Policy and Development department, which oversees the implementation of the NSRF 2014-2020 “Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation” program, the event included an update of the “Creation of Integrated Accessible Tourist… […]
The world’s best beaches, according to TripAdvisor travelers includes two from Greece and one from Cyprus
Check out Greece’s best two beaches in the world that made TripAdvisor’s top 25 list and one Nissi Beach in Cyprus. In the Europe ranking, first-place Reynisfjara Beach, second-place Praia da Falesia and third-place Spiaggia dei Conigli are followed by the ‘breathtaking’ La Concha Beach in San Sebastian, Spain, in fourth place. It’s one of […]
Mysterious Tjipetir Blocks Are Appearing on European Beaches
A woman was walking along the beach in Cornwall, England in 2012, when she by chance spotted a dark tablet in the sand. On closer inspection she noticed it was inscribed with a strange word, but shrugged off her discovery as a curiosity. Nevertheless, a few weeks later she discovered another tablet on a different […]
Santa Paws: South African canines sled on sandy beaches
Every Saturday, tourists and joggers are treated to scenes straight from the Arctic with dogs that have swapped snow for sand. A team of huskies pulling a sled along the white sands of Muizenberg beach, getting a dose of much-needed exercise just outside of Cape Town, South Africa. Locals and holidaymakers alike are stunned to […]
Italy Deploys “Medical Drones” Over Beaches To Search For Feverish People
In the early days of the virus pandemic, we covered multiple stories involving drones equipped with thermal optic sensors and artificial intelligence to detect if a person was feverish. More than a year later, this dystopic technology has been deployed over Italian beaches. According to RT News, citing local Italian media, so-called “medical drones” will hover over the […]
Thousands of dead fish appear in the Mar Menor lagoon and nine beaches close
Thousands of dead fish appear in the Mar Menor lagoon and nine beaches close Posted on August 20, 2021 by ELCOMUNISTA.NETThe environmental situation in the Mar Menor, Europe’s biggest salt water lagoon, continues to be worrying. This Friday thousands of dead fish and crustaceans have been found again and the Cartagena City Council has closed nine […]
Coca-Cola biggest offender of all branded pollution on UK beaches, new report confirms
Image Credit: George Frey/Bloomberg In an annual Brand Audit that reveals the volume of plastic and packaging pollution, Surfers Against Sewage confirmed Coca-Cola was the brand that showed up on UK beaches the most. The audit was conducted from May 11-23 across 350,000 miles of beach with more than 50,000 volunteers who collected 26,983 pieces […]
Belgian terraces and Greek beaches invite visitors as lockdown measures ease
Bars and restaurants in Belgium have reopened their outdoor terraces after months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, people no longer need to observe a curfew or stay indoors at night. For many in the Belgian capital, Brussels, it was a reason to be happy. One woman told reporters: “I plan to […]
4 dead gray whales wash up on San Francisco Bay area beaches in 9 days
Four dead gray whales washed ashore on San Francisco Bay area beaches in nine days, with experts announcing that two of the giant aquatic mammals died from ship strikes and an investigation is ongoing Saturday on the other two. Biologists with the nonprofit Marine Mammal Center in California said in a release Saturday that two […]
Israelis Flock to Beaches, Parks as They Once Again Cast Ballots
A young boy walks past Likud party election campaign banners depicting its leader Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, near a polling station as Israelis vote in a general election, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Corinna Kern Tuesday is general election day in Tel Aviv — a day off from work and school — […]
Israeli officials raid Greek ship suspected of tar spill on Israeli beaches
Browse > Home / News / Israeli officials raid Greek ship suspected of tar spill on Israeli beaches February 28, 2021 by Aryeh Savir – TPS Read on for article Israeli officials from the Ministry of Environmental Protection boarded a ship docked in Greece that is suspected of being responsible for dumping tar into the […]
After a week of clean-up efforts, tar still ‘everywhere’ on Israel’s beaches
It’s only when you see it with your own eyes that you begin to understand the scope of the oil disaster that has hit most of Israel’s Mediterranean coastline At Achziv beach in northern Israel, from where you can see the Lebanese border, the sand doesn’t look too bad from a distance. But when you […]
Tar covering Israel’s beaches doesn’t bode well for its handling of the next major oil spill
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Israel Closes Mediterranean Beaches After Oil Spill Devastates Coast
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed all its Mediterranean beaches until further notice on Sunday, days after an offshore oil spill deposited tons of tar across more than 100 miles of coastline in what officials are calling one of the country’s worst ecological disasters. Activists began reporting globs of black tar on Israel’s coast last week […]
Israel’s beaches hit be worst ecological disaster in decades
Browse > Home / News / Israel’s beaches hit be worst ecological disaster in decades February 22, 2021 by Aryeh Savir – TPS Read on for article 170km of Israel’s 190km coast were covered with tar and damaged in an ecological disaster in the past few days, the worst environmental disaster in decades. Photo: Gideon […]
Israel’s new tourism come-on: Holy sites, beaches, locals are vaccinated
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Eilat becomes first Israeli city to ban disposable utensils on its beaches
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Australia’s Gold Coast beaches swamped by foam caused by rough seas
Southeast Queenslanders were left cleaning up their neighbourhoods after heavy rainfall, damaging winds and high tides hit the region this week. Some areas on the Gold Coast hinterland received nearly a metre of rain and coastal locations, like Currumbin and Coolangatta, experiencing rough seas, which caused foam to form on beaches. The low-pressure system has […]