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"You might want to pack your swimwear next time you visit Paris. For the first
time in more than a century, the once-polluted River Seine is swimmable again
following a years-long clean-up and a long-overdue upgrade to the sewage system
that was first floated back in the 1980s.
Under the watchful eye of lifeguards, bathers last week plunged into three
swimming areas – one near Notre Dame Cathedral, another near the Eiffel Tower
and a third in eastern Paris. Talk about scenic backdrops.
The long-awaited return of swimming to the Seine marks a major turnaround for
the iconic river, which has also seen a revival of local wildlife. But Paris is
not alone in revitalising its waterway."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
