The River Seine Reopens for Public Swimming, After a Century

The New York Times | July 5, 2025, 10:32 a.m. | Original
First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.
As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme Seine Reopens for Public Swimming After More Than a Century