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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 11, 2021 22:09:54 GMT
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Alarming spike in Great Lakes drownings tied to COVID-19, study finds
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press on Apr 8, 2021
Published in News & Features
DETROIT — An alarming spike in the number of drownings across several of the Great Lakes last year may have been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new research study finds.
The drownings, particularly on Lakes Michigan, Ontario and Huron, appeared to correlate to times when government restrictions on movement were relaxed amid the pandemic. As community swimming pools, water parks and other options for cooling off in the summer remained closed, more people apparently chose to visit local beaches on the Great Lakes. At many of those beaches, COVID-19 contributed to local governments not providing lifeguards, swimming area markings or flag warnings for dangerous wave days.
This year, Holland State Park has seen three deaths, including Eliza Trainer, 16, of Flint, who drowned after she and her friend were swept off the pier in January; Iain Rowe, 6, of Ferrysburg, who drowned after water conditions worsened on June 6; and Christian Ngabo, 17, of Grand Rapids, who drowned the same day and during the same conditions as Rowe.
"This means that a greater proportion of the beach users may not have had experience swimming in wave-dominated environments and may have overestimated their ability to swim safely," University of Windsor researchers Chris Houser and Brent Vlodarchyk found in their study, published in the new issue of the scientific journal Ocean & Coastal Management.
The results were deadly, particularly on three of the Great Lakes. Houser and Vlodarchyk compiled their 2020 drowning figures from May 1 to the end of September, and included only drownings related to waves and currents, not in boating or surfing accidents, for example.
On Lake Michigan, there were 37 drowning deaths in that 2020 period, 11 higher than the annual average from 2010 to 2019.
On Lake Ontario, there were 16 drownings, about 10 above historic annual trends.
On Lake Huron, there were eight drownings, about three above annual average.
Lakes Erie and Superior saw drowning deaths at about their historical averages, or even slightly lower. Houser speculated that could be because of relatively fewer Great Lakes beaches near large population centers on those lakes.
Drownings on Lake Michigan were below its historical average while Michigan, Illinois and Indiana were under stay-at-home orders or similar restrictions because of COVID-19 beginning in March, but began to increase in June, as Michigan moved into more relaxed restrictions, and as its stay-at-home order expired on June 19. It was at about the same time that restrictions were reduced in Indiana and Illinois.
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Post by Prometheus on Apr 12, 2021 4:09:41 GMT
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Alarming spike in Great Lakes drownings tied to COVID-19, study finds
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press on Apr 8, 2021
Published in News & Features
DETROIT — An alarming spike in the number of drownings across several of the Great Lakes last year may have been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new research study finds.
The drownings, particularly on Lakes Michigan, Ontario and Huron, appeared to correlate to times when government restrictions on movement were relaxed amid the pandemic. As community swimming pools, water parks and other options for cooling off in the summer remained closed, more people apparently chose to visit local beaches on the Great Lakes. At many of those beaches, COVID-19 contributed to local governments not providing lifeguards, swimming area markings or flag warnings for dangerous wave days.
This year, Holland State Park has seen three deaths, including Eliza Trainer, 16, of Flint, who drowned after she and her friend were swept off the pier in January; Iain Rowe, 6, of Ferrysburg, who drowned after water conditions worsened on June 6; and Christian Ngabo, 17, of Grand Rapids, who drowned the same day and during the same conditions as Rowe.
"This means that a greater proportion of the beach users may not have had experience swimming in wave-dominated environments and may have overestimated their ability to swim safely," University of Windsor researchers Chris Houser and Brent Vlodarchyk found in their study, published in the new issue of the scientific journal Ocean & Coastal Management.
The results were deadly, particularly on three of the Great Lakes. Houser and Vlodarchyk compiled their 2020 drowning figures from May 1 to the end of September, and included only drownings related to waves and currents, not in boating or surfing accidents, for example.
On Lake Michigan, there were 37 drowning deaths in that 2020 period, 11 higher than the annual average from 2010 to 2019.
On Lake Ontario, there were 16 drownings, about 10 above historic annual trends.
On Lake Huron, there were eight drownings, about three above annual average.
Lakes Erie and Superior saw drowning deaths at about their historical averages, or even slightly lower. Houser speculated that could be because of relatively fewer Great Lakes beaches near large population centers on those lakes.
Drownings on Lake Michigan were below its historical average while Michigan, Illinois and Indiana were under stay-at-home orders or similar restrictions because of COVID-19 beginning in March, but began to increase in June, as Michigan moved into more relaxed restrictions, and as its stay-at-home order expired on June 19. It was at about the same time that restrictions were reduced in Indiana and Illinois.
Bullshit! Everyone knows that the desire to "cool off" was driven by Global Warm... ummmm... climate change, not Covid.
Seriously though, people being stupid and dying because of it is actually good for humanity as a whole.
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Post by ant-mac on Apr 12, 2021 4:18:41 GMT
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ArcaMax
Alarming spike in Great Lakes drownings tied to COVID-19, study finds
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press on Apr 8, 2021
Published in News & Features
DETROIT — An alarming spike in the number of drownings across several of the Great Lakes last year may have been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new research study finds.
The drownings, particularly on Lakes Michigan, Ontario and Huron, appeared to correlate to times when government restrictions on movement were relaxed amid the pandemic. As community swimming pools, water parks and other options for cooling off in the summer remained closed, more people apparently chose to visit local beaches on the Great Lakes. At many of those beaches, COVID-19 contributed to local governments not providing lifeguards, swimming area markings or flag warnings for dangerous wave days.
This year, Holland State Park has seen three deaths, including Eliza Trainer, 16, of Flint, who drowned after she and her friend were swept off the pier in January; Iain Rowe, 6, of Ferrysburg, who drowned after water conditions worsened on June 6; and Christian Ngabo, 17, of Grand Rapids, who drowned the same day and during the same conditions as Rowe.
"This means that a greater proportion of the beach users may not have had experience swimming in wave-dominated environments and may have overestimated their ability to swim safely," University of Windsor researchers Chris Houser and Brent Vlodarchyk found in their study, published in the new issue of the scientific journal Ocean & Coastal Management.
The results were deadly, particularly on three of the Great Lakes. Houser and Vlodarchyk compiled their 2020 drowning figures from May 1 to the end of September, and included only drownings related to waves and currents, not in boating or surfing accidents, for example.
On Lake Michigan, there were 37 drowning deaths in that 2020 period, 11 higher than the annual average from 2010 to 2019.
On Lake Ontario, there were 16 drownings, about 10 above historic annual trends.
On Lake Huron, there were eight drownings, about three above annual average.
Lakes Erie and Superior saw drowning deaths at about their historical averages, or even slightly lower. Houser speculated that could be because of relatively fewer Great Lakes beaches near large population centers on those lakes.
Drownings on Lake Michigan were below its historical average while Michigan, Illinois and Indiana were under stay-at-home orders or similar restrictions because of COVID-19 beginning in March, but began to increase in June, as Michigan moved into more relaxed restrictions, and as its stay-at-home order expired on June 19. It was at about the same time that restrictions were reduced in Indiana and Illinois.
Bullshit! Everyone knows that the desire to "cool off" was driven by Global Warm... ummmm... climate change, not Covid.
Seriously though, people being stupid and dying because of it is actually good for humanity as a whole.
Draining off the excess scum and slime from the gene pool? |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 12, 2021 7:37:34 GMT
Bullshit! Everyone knows that the desire to "cool off" was driven by Global Warm... ummmm... climate change, not Covid.
Seriously though, people being stupid and dying because of it is actually good for humanity as a whole.
Draining off the excess scum and slime from the gene pool?
So Fentanyl is actually sorta like a chlorine bleach shock?
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Post by ant-mac on Apr 12, 2021 7:52:12 GMT
Draining off the excess scum and slime from the gene pool?
So Fentanyl is actually sorta like a chlorine bleach shock?
I wouldn't know until I've seen the two chemical formulas side-by-side... Unless they have something else in common? ![[giveup]](//storage.proboards.com/7182076/images/FSYefibmKqtatIXMgHZg.gif) |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 12, 2021 7:56:29 GMT
So Fentanyl is actually sorta like a chlorine bleach shock?
I wouldn't know until I've seen the two chemical formulas side-by-side... Unless they have something else in common?
pretty sure it was just a meta4  |
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Post by ant-mac on Apr 12, 2021 8:16:53 GMT
I wouldn't know until I've seen the two chemical formulas side-by-side... Unless they have something else in common?
pretty sure it was just a meta4 Sorry, never heard of it, mate. |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 12, 2021 8:29:35 GMT
pretty sure it was just a meta4 Sorry, never heard of it, mate.
Really? In regards to swimming pools or hot tubs? They use certain products to 'shock' the water and kill off any vile matter
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Post by ant-mac on Apr 12, 2021 9:13:49 GMT
Sorry, never heard of it, mate.
Really? In regards to swimming pools or hot tubs? They use certain products to 'shock' the water and kill off any vile matter
Ah... It's been decades since I've been near a swimming pool and I've never been in a hot tub. |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 12, 2021 9:41:12 GMT
Really? In regards to swimming pools or hot tubs? They use certain products to 'shock' the water and kill off any vile matter
Ah... It's been decades since I've been near a swimming pool and I've never been in a hot tub.  |
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Post by ant-mac on Apr 12, 2021 9:56:12 GMT
Ah... It's been decades since I've been near a swimming pool and I've never been in a hot tub. Is the hot tub creating the bubbles, or is the girl just really flatulent? |
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Post by Prometheus on Apr 13, 2021 3:08:41 GMT
Bullshit! Everyone knows that the desire to "cool off" was driven by Global Warm... ummmm... climate change, not Covid.
Seriously though, people being stupid and dying because of it is actually good for humanity as a whole.
Draining off the excess scum and slime from the gene pool? 'Xactly! These people were just Darwin Award runners-up |
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Post by Prometheus on Apr 13, 2021 3:09:51 GMT
Is the hot tub creating the bubbles, or is the girl just really flatulent? I don't care.... |
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