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What starts as a relaxing swim at an urban beach following heavy rainfall could turn out to be quite the opposite and leave bathers with dangerous antibiotic resistance, according to new research.
Swimmers who take a dip at some Sydney beaches after rain storms are putting themselves at risk of becoming resistant to antibiotics.
If a sick person s body does not respond to antibiotics, their infection can get significantly worse - with many left untreatable.
A terrifying study published in the Water Research journal in September 2019, found that there is a high risk of untreated sewage overflowing into the ocean which makes swimmers more susceptible to developing future drug resistance to antibiotics.
Recently, British Petroleum (BP) went public in declaring that “peak oil demand” was reached in 2019. According to the oil major’s 2020 outlook, global oil demand will not regain levels reached last year, and that demand could soon fall rapidly, due to stronger climate action by countries, by at least 10% over the next 10 years, and up to 50% by 2040.
Demand for the fossil fuel has doubled over the past 50 years, reaching around 100 million barrels of oil per day (bopd) in 2019.
While earlier editions of BP’s outlook stated that global demand would continue rising steadily, peaking in the mid-2030s, the latest version sees the decline as much more dramatic, with peak demand already reached in 2019, and either slowing down or plateauing over the next three decades.
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The Powerhouse Museum is one of the state s few cultural institutions to survive COVID-19 in the black despite months earlier running out of cash, newly released financial figures show.
The financial squeeze facing NSW cultural institutions has been documented in their annual reports, which were tabled in State Parliament before Christmas.
Designers Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson. The pair worked together on-and-off for four decades, pioneering a national style in clothing, using imagery of Australiana in conjunction with foreign design concepts.
Credit:Nick Moir
The Art Gallery of NSW reported an operational deficit of $6.8 million for 2019-20 in what director Dr Michael Brand described as an unprecedented year of changes and challenges.
Urban beaches are environmental hotspots for antibiotic resistance
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Every morning, Heidi Wintermeyer dons a bright pink cap and swims with fellow cancer survivors as part of Manly Beach s Bold and Beautiful swimming club. But after a big downpour, sheâs wary of the risk of untreated sewage overflowing into the ocean. âMost of the people I swim with know better than to go in after heavy rain,â she says. âTheyâll miss swim club rather than get sick.â
But research indicates that getting sick after a downpour is not the only risk: antibiotic-resistant bacteria can last for seven days at some Sydney beaches. If contaminated water is accidentally swallowed, the swimmer is at risk of developing future drug resistance to antibiotics, says Professor Maurizio Labbate of the school of life sciences at the University of Technology Sydney.