By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
Mosquito-borne West Nile virus has spiked this summer, causing more serious illnesses than any year since 2004 — a total of 390 confirmed and presumed cases as of Aug. 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Tags: · bats, Centers for Disease Control, dragon flies, illnesses, insect control, mosquitoes, West Nile Virus
Safety at the beach requires watchfulness, and checking water quality.
Nothing beats the beach when the heat of summer hits. But in today’s world, there are swimming beaches, and beaches that are best observed, at distance from the water.
These beaches are not so much for swimming, at least, not until you check to see if there’s an alert that day, or maybe, to be save, never.
Tags: · bacteria, beaches, cleanest beaches, illnesses, NRDC, Sewage, Testing the Waters
Barbara Kessler
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