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Scottish Sun
7 days ago
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Why UK beaches have more jellyfish than ever – and how to spot the most dangerous ones
And how another more deadly creature could also wash up FISH IT OUT Why UK beaches have more jellyfish than ever – and how to spot the most dangerous ones MORE jellyfish than ever are being spotted in waters around the UK, according to experts. In recent months, 1,000s of jellyfish have been spotted on beaches across the country. Advertisement 2 More jellyfish could hit UK shores Credit: Alamy Genevieve Watson, Biologist at KISTERS explained: "Rising sea temperatures are having a direct impact on marine life in all kinds of ways. "Warmer waters can expand the habitat of marine species such as stingrays and jellyfish, allowing them to thrive in our coastal regions - areas that would have previously been too cold for them. "Few of us will look back to our childhood and remember ever seeing a stingray or jellyfish in the water at the seaside, but actually, for our children and grandchildren, this could be an increasingly common sight." Some of the most dangerous ones are the Portuguese Man o' War, which are spotted by their blue, balloon-like floating tentacles which deliver a painful sting. Advertisement Read more on beaches WAVE GOODBYE UK beach 'falling into the sea' reveals drastic new plans to stop erosion Another jellyfish with a strong sting is the Mauve Stinger which has four frilled arms and eight tentacles, often purple in colour. Otherwise there is also the yellow Compass Jellyfish with brown markings that look like a compass. Lions Mane Jellyfish, with long tentacles in yellow, orange or brown, are also painful if stung. While less painful, the translucent Moon Jellyfish (with purple rings) and Barrel Jellyfish in pale pink, blue or white even have mild stings. Advertisement Thankfully, none of the jellyfish are deadly that are at risk of being spotted in the UK. Only those with allergies or anyone who doesn't get the wound treated are likely to suffer more serious effects. Bizarre moment Brit hols hotspot beach turns BLUE as it's left totally covered by swarm of stinging jellyfish What to do if stung by a jellyfish Cornish Watersports issued the following advice on Facebook after thousands of the stinger jellyfish washed up: 1. Rinse the affected area with seawater (not freshwater) 2. Remove any spines from the skin using tweezers or the edge of a bank card. 3. Soak the area in very warm water (as hot as can be tolerated) for at least 30 minutes – use hot flannels or towels if you cannot soak it. 4. Take painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen. 5. Obviously, if you are prone to have an allergic reaction to any stingers go straight to A&E. Cornwall Watersports also advice that those who get stung call NHS 111 for further advice. Genevieve said it was even possible that stingrays could be next in the UK waters. She added: "We've seen increased reports over recent years of jellyfish blooms on the British and Irish coast as their population has exploded due to increasingly warm waters, it's highly possible that stingrays could be next.' Advertisement Some have already been spotted in UK waters, such as the Common Stingray. While they currently don't come close to the shoreline, they still have a very painful sting from their tail. Last year, thousands of purple jellyfish washed up on the Isles of Scilly. Here's what you should do if you are ever stung by a jellyfish. Advertisement
San Francisco Chronicle
11-06-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Today in Sports - Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship, Michael Jordan named series MVP
June 12 1920 — Man o' War wins the Belmont Stakes, which was run at 1 3/8-miles, in 2:14 1/5. He shatters the world record by 3 1/5 seconds and sets the American dirt-course record for that distance. 1930 — Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a fourth-round foul for the vacant heavyweight title in New York. Schmeling becomes the first German — and European — heavyweight world champion. 1939 — Byron Nelson wins the U.S. Open in a three-way playoff with Craig Wood and Denny Shute. 1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown with an eight-length victory over Better Self. It's Arcaro's second Triple Crown. He rode Whirlaway in 1941. 1948 — Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open with a record 276, five fewer than Ralph Guldahl's 1937 record. 1954 — Milwaukee Braves spot starting pitcher Jim Wilson throws first no-hitter in history of County Stadium when he blanks Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0. 1979 — Bobby Orr becomes the youngest player in NHL history to be selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame. The 31-year-old is inducted months after officially ending his NHL career as the Hall waives its usual three-year waiting period. 1981 — Larry Holmes stops Leon Spinks in the third round for the WBC heavyweight title in Detroit. 1983 — Patty Sheehan wins the LPGA championship by two strokes over Sandra Haynie. 1984 — 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3, to win the championship title. 1990 — Egypt, a 500-1 shot, stuns the Netherlands when Magdi Abdel-Ghani makes a penalty kick with eight minutes remaining to tie the World Cup favorites 1-1. 1991 — The Chicago Bulls win the first NBA championship in the team's 25-year history with a 108-101 victory in Game 5 over the Los Angeles Lakers. MVP Michael Jordan scores 30 points, Scottie Pippen has 32 and John Paxson 20. 2002 — NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets, 113-107 for a 4-0 sweep and 3rd straight title; MVP: Shaquille O'Neal for 3rd consecutive Finals series. 2005 — Annika Sorenstam closes with a 1-over 73 for a three-shot victory over Michelle Wie in the LPGA Championship. The 15-year-old Wie shoots a 69 to finish second. It's the highest finish by an amateur in a major since 20-year-old Jenny Chuasiriporn lost a playoff to Se Ri Pak in the 1998 U.S. Women's Open. 2008 — The Boston Celtics overcome a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA finals. No team has ever overcome more than a 15-point deficit after the first quarter, and the Celtics post the biggest comeback in the finals since 1971. 2009 — Pittsburgh's Max Talbot scores two second-period goals as the Penguins beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 and win the Stanley Cup at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena. 2011 — The Dallas Mavericks win their first NBA title by winning Game 6 of the finals in Miami, 105-95. Jason Terry scores 27 points and Dirk Nowitzki adds 21 as the Mavericks win four of the series' last five games. 2013 — Andrew Shaw scores on a deflection in triple overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Blackhawks gets third-period goals from Dave Bolland and Oduya to erase a 3-1 deficit. 2016 — Sidney Crosby sets up Kris Letang's go-ahead goal midway through the second period and the Pittsburgh Penguins win the fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final. 2017 — Kevin Durant caps his spectacular first season with the Warriors by bringing home an NBA championship. Durant, who joined Golden State last July, scores 39 points in a finals-clinching 129-120 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. 2019 — Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins, 4-1 for a 4-3 series victory; first title in franchise history. 2021 — Danish soccer midfielder Christian Eriksen suffers an on-field cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match with Finland in Copenhagen. Eriksen is revived with a defibrillator and the game controversially continues with a 1-0 Finland win. _____
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Miguel Clement Looking To Build On Father's Legacy With Trio Of Contenders In Manhattan
Miguel Clement Looking To Build On Father's Legacy With Trio Of Contenders In Manhattan originally appeared on Paulick Report. In an impressive showing for the barn of the late Christophe Clement, the trio of Far Bridge, Carson's Run and Deterministic have long been pointed to the Grade 1, $1 million Resorts World Casino Manhattan on June 7 at the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., after preparing for their campaigns in Florida this winter. The recent passing of their conditioner in late May was deeply felt across the racing community and the trio will now look to add to the trainer's much-respected legacy as they make their first start for Clement's son and longtime assistant, Miguel. Advertisement 'Dad loves the Manhattan, and this was the plan a long time ago,' Miguel Clement said of the trio's entry in a race that Christophe won three times with Forbidden Apple [2001], Gio Ponti [2009] and Winchester [2010]. 'Historically speaking, it's been a terrific race. It's probably one of the best races that we have because it's a race where you have the best stayers and the best milers all meeting in the middle. 'All three horses are doing very well and it's exciting,' Clement added. 'It's time to run.' The Manhattan [Race 12], a 1 3/16-mile Mellon turf test for older horses, is one of eight graded stakes slated for Saturday's loaded 14-race card headlined by the Grade 1, $2 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets in Race 13. First post is 10:45 a.m. Eastern. Leading the charge for Clement is LSU Stables' multiple Grade 1-winner Far Bridge, whose win in the 1 3/8-mile Grade 2 Man o' War on May 10 at Belmont at the Big A marked the final graded stakes victory for Christophe, and graded stakes win number 239 after a storied 34-year career. In the Man o' War, Far Bridge was piloted by Hall of Famer Joel Rosario to a stalking one-length victory under a hand-ride, taking command in the final turn and driving home in a final time of 2:17.24. Advertisement Far Bridge returns to the course that saw him upset the Grade 1 Sword Dancer in August, a pacesetting victory by one length over Measured Time. He switched up tactics next out with a stalk-and-pounce score over War Like Goddess in the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic in September at Belmont at the Big A. 'If you want, he can be on the lead, and has tactical speed if you need it,' Clement said. 'He can also come from last and has a great turn-of-foot. That makes him very tough. He's not dependent on ground or pace. He can do whatever you'd like.' Far Bridge has won four of his last five starts – all with Rosario at the helm – including the Grade 3 Pan American to kick off his campaign in March at Gulfstream Park. Clement said the pairing of Rosario and Far Bridge is easy to summarize. Advertisement 'They're a dynamic duo. I think that's the best way to put it,' he concluded. Clement said Far Bridge, who also won the Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational as a sophomore for trainer Todd Pletcher, would likely prefer a bit more ground than he'll cover on Saturday, but that his talent should allow him to put forth a strong effort. 'He's top class,' Clement said. 'He has an affinity for Saratoga, and in terms of distance, I'm sure he would appreciate more – but he's so versatile, and he's probably good enough that he can handle a range of distances. Top class horses, even if it's not their optimal distance, they still win.' Rosario will guide Far Bridge from the outermost post 9. Advertisement The pair of multiple graded stakes-winner Deterministic [post 5, Kendrick Carmouche] and dual Grade 1-winner Carson's Run [post 4, Dylan Davis] arrive from a 1-2 finish in the nine-furlong Grade 2 Fort Marcy on May 3 at Belmont at the Big A, a race that saw Deterministic set a new track record of 1:45.70 over the outer turf. 'He's doing well and he's versatile,' Clement said of Deterministic, who seeks his first Grade 1 score for owners St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven Duncker and Vicarage Stable. The 4-year-old Liam's Map dark bay flashed his talents early in his career on dirt, graduating impressively in August 2023 here and returning last March to win the Grade 3 Gotham at Aqueduct Racetrack before a pair of off-the-board efforts in graded dirt routes at the Big A. A switch to turf brought back the spark he showed earlier in the year, and the colt has never been off-the-board in six starts over the lawn. His 6-3-2-1 turf record includes Grade 3 wins last year in the Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs and the Hill Prince at the Big A, as well as a third in his lone try at the Grade 1 level in last year's Saratoga Derby Invitational won by Carson's Run. He began his current campaign with a pacesetting second in a nine-furlong off-the-turf allowance in April at Keeneland. Advertisement Deterministic already had a race on his 2025 resume heading into the Fort Marcy, and now the same can be said for West Point Thoroughbreds and Steven Bouchey's Carson's Run after his brave Fort Marcy effort behind his stablemate in his first start off a more than five-month layoff. 'He needed a race under his belt. I think he's improved from the run,' Clement said. 'There's plenty of him – plenty of substance – he will only benefit from a race under him. I thought he ran a terrific race.' Carson's Run already boasts a win over the course and distance in the aforementioned Saratoga Derby, his second top-level victory after taking the Summer Stakes as a juvenile at Woodbine. The 4-year-old Cupid colt's sophomore campaign also included a win in the Grade 3 Jockey Club Derby Invitational in October at Belmont at the Big A and a runner-up effort in the Grade 3 Nashville Derby in September at Kentucky Downs. While a powerhouse trio looms large for the Clement barn, there are no guarantees in a loaded field that includes dual Grade 1-winning New York-bred Spirit of St Louis [post 6, Manny Franco], who is also in the conversation of divisional sovereignty alongside Far Bridge. Advertisement Madaket Stables, Michael Dubb and Richard Schermerhorn's 6-year-old son of Medaglia d'Oro has flourished this year against open company after two seasons running against almost exclusively state-bred company, often trouncing his competition with seven wins [four stakes] from 11 outings against fellow New York-breds. In October, Brown tried the evergreen dark bay against graded competition for the first time when a 2 1/2-length fifth in the Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile at Keeneland. Two starts later, Spirit of St Louis more than proved he belonged in the big leagues, notching a rallying neck score in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational in January at Gulfstream Park. A fourth in the Grade 2 Muniz Memorial Classic in March at Fair Grounds did little to dissuade the betting public on May 3 at Churchill Downs, where Spirit of St Louis was last seen scoring another Grade 1 triumph in the Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic as the 3-1 post-time favorite. 'He's remarkably consistent this horse,' the gelding's five-time Eclipse Award-winning conditioner Chad Brown said. 'He's reached a level this year that I didn't even see coming. I'm just trying to keep him where he's at right now – happy and sound.' While Spirit of St Louis has successfully answered the question of class, he is now left to prove his ability beyond nine furlongs. The presence of Grade 1 Belmont Stakes-winner Lemon Drop Kid on the bottom side of his pedigree suggests he'll pass the test. Advertisement 'We'll try it – he's certainly bred for it,' Brown said of the distance. 'I would have thought last year that his best distance was a mile, and this year, he's proven to be effective beyond that, which is a pleasant surprise.' Bred by Chester and Mary Broman, Spirit of St Louis is a full-brother to Grade 1-winner Bar of Gold, who found her best stride sprinting over the dirt to victory in the 2017 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. A neck back of Spirit of St Louis in the Pegasus World Cup Turf was West Point Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing's Integration [post 2, Flavien Prat], a last-out seventh in the Turf Classic at Churchill. Co-owner Sol Kumin congratulations jockey Manny Franco after Spirit of St Louis won the Turf Classic at Churchill DownsNellie Carlson photo Trained by three-time Manhattan-winning Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, the Quality Road 5-year-old has placed in four Grade 1s, and boasts graded victories in the 2023 Grade 2 Hill Prince and 2024 Grade 2 Red Smith – both over the Aqueduct green – and the 2023 Grade 3 Virginia Derby at Colonial. Though he has not contested Saturday's distance in his 13 starts, he did finish a game second in last year's Grade 1 Arlington Million going a touch farther at 10-furlongs. Advertisement The West Coast racing scene will be represented by Amerman Racing's classy Kentucky homebred Endlessly [post 1, Umberto Rispoli], who stretches out from a third in the one-mile Grade 3 American on April 20 at Santa Anita Park off a more than nine-month layoff. 'He's doing very well,' trainer Michael McCarthy said. 'It is nice to have him back. Obviously these big turf races will kind of be on his schedule all summer long.' The 4-year-old Oscar Performance bay began his career a perfect 3-for-3 in 2023, including Grade 3 scores in the Del Mar Juvenile Turf at its namesake oval and the Zuma Beach at Santa Anita Park. He went on to post a respectable sophomore campaign that was led by wins on synthetic in the Listed El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields and the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park en route to off-the-board finishes in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby and Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational on turf to close out the year. McCarthy pointed to Endlessly's route stakes wins as evidence to support that Endlessly will relish the added distance in the Manhattan. Advertisement 'I don't think it is an issue for him. I think he is wanting more ground,' McCarthy said. 'In his victories last year in the El Camino Real Derby and the Jeff Ruby at one mile and an eighth, he was very good. I don't think going one mile and three-sixteenths on the grass is going to be an issue for him.' Completing the field are graded stakes-winner Highway Robber [post 3, Cristian Torres] for trainer Brian Lynch, Grade 3-placed Corruption [post 8, Jose Ortiz] for Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse; and the streaking Tucson [post 7, Irad Ortiz, Jr.], a $1.3 million yearling purchase that makes his stakes debut for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. Television coverage of Belmont Stakes Day will air across the FOX Sports family of networks beginning at 10:30 a.m. Eastern [FS1] prior to national broadcast coverage on FOX beginning at 2:30 p.m. For the complete Belmont Stakes Racing Festival television schedule, visit NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, and the best way to bet every race of the four-day meet. Available to horseplayers nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
This advice may save your life at the beach: How to identify, swim away from rip currents
Memorial Day weekend is just over a week away and will bring throngs of people to Florida's beaches, as it is widely considered the unofficial 'start of the summer' in the U.S. And while we share the ocean with sharks and the venomous Portuguese Man o' War, which can bite or sting, there's an ever-present danger in the water that doesn't have a fin or tentacles: rip currents. Rip currents are powerful, sometimes deadly, channels of water that can sweep a swimmer quickly away from shore. Just two weeks ago, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Deputy Billy Crocker helped rescue three children from a rip current at Huguenot Memorial Park and resuscitated an 8-year-old girl who'd taken on water in her lungs. Deputy Crocker spoke with the USA TODAY Network-Florida about the dangers of rip currents and how to identify them at the beach. Here's what a rip current is, how it's different from undertow and how to spot a rip current from the sand. Rip currents are powerful channels of water that flow quickly away from shore. They're usually found at low spots or breaks in sandbars and near structures like jetties or piers. Rip currents can easily be seen from the shore with the naked eye, but you have to know what to look for. And they're much more difficult to see when you're in the water. Since rip currents are an effect of underwater geography and water flow, they aren't tied to the weather. Stormy weather can cause rip currents to form, but they're just as likely on bright, sunny days at the beach. Rip currents can be found at any beach with waves, at any time. 'Measured at speeds up to 8 feet per second (more than 5 miles per hour), rip currents can be faster than an Olympic swimmer,' NOAA says. You're swimming along, enjoying the ocean water, when suddenly you get knocked off your feet and feel like you're in a rushing underwater river. You try swimming to shore but the current has you in its grip, pulling you farther out to sea. Eventually, the current will dissipate, but not before it drags you along with it, no matter how strong of a swimmer you are. Fortunately, they're not difficult to deal with if you stay calm. Most of the time when someone succumbs to the power of a rip current, it's because they got too tired while swimming against it. And the way out of a rip current (see below) is not to swim against it. 'Measured at speeds up to 8 feet per second (more than 5 miles per hour), rip currents can be faster than an Olympic swimmer,' NOAA says. No. Rip currents and undertow are not the same thing. 'Undertow is a term used to describe the current beneath the surface when waves are breaking upon the shore,' NOAA says. 'Undertow is often mistakenly used to describe rip currents. It is also often associated with the strong backwash after breaking waves.' 'To check for rip currents at the beach, stand back from an elevated position, like a dune line or beach access, and look for places where waves are not breaking,' NOAA says. These signs can indicate that a rip current is present, according to NOAA: A channel of churning, choppy water An area of water that is a notable difference in color A line of foam, or debris moving steadily offshore A break in the incoming wave pattern 'Sometimes the rip will actually take the foam that's up by the shore, created from the waves crashing, and suck it into that rip current and you'll get a foam line that will trail into that rip current,' Deputy Crocker said. 'And you can see that foam line, too. So, it's really imperative that a person educates themselves when they go to the beach that not only (are) there creatures in the water, but something actually more dangerous – the water itself.' Yes, you can swim away from a rip current. You just have to know in which direction to swim. 'A rip current will pull you out, but it will not pull you down,' Deputy Crocker said. 'What happens is, when you realize you're in it (and) don't know how to mitigate it, you start swimming against it and you wear yourself out, become tired, frustrated, and you give up then go down.' To escape a rip current, you don't swim against it. Since the rip current is so powerful, swimming against it will just tire you out and likely cause you to panic. Swimming parallel to the shore is the only way out of a rip current once you're swept up in one. Deputy Crocker started patrolling the beach at Huguenot Memorial Park part-time since 2017 and spent the last four summers patrolling the beach full-time, in which time he said he's seen three casualties due to rip currents. 'At our beach, we (JSO) do 20 to 30 rescues from rips just in the summertime,' Deputy Crocker said. 'Our ocean rescue lifeguards sitting in chairs are only budgeted from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend.' Contributing: C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY Network - Florida This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Beach safety and Florida rip currents: How to see or swim out of one
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Officials Warn of 'Dangerous' Swimming Conditions at NC Beaches
If you're planning on spending time in the ocean for Memorial Day weekend, you may want to stay on high alert. Oak Island and Sunset Beach in North Carolina are dealing with dangerous swimming conditions this week because Portuguese Man o' War washed ashore. These organisms are known for packing an incredibly painful sting even after they've died. With that said, Cape Lookout officials have issued a warning to beachgoers. "These aren't jellyfish, but colonies of organisms with a powerful sting. Even when dead, their tentacles can still sting, so DO NOT TOUCH them," fire officials in Sunset Beach said. That's not the only issue plaguing North Carolina this month. Swimming advisories have been issued for parts of the Outer Banks due to a serious bacteria problem. According to the N.C. Recreational Water Quality Program, test results from Whiskey Creek show that bacteria levels have blown past the state and federal action levels of 104 enterococci per 100 milliliters. This is a sign of fecal contamination in the water. From CBS 17: Testing at Jockey's Ridge Sound-side Access in Nags Head found water samples that show a running monthly average of 37 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water, according to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The levels in the Roanoke Sound exceed the state and federal standards of a running monthly average of 35 enterococci per 100 milliliters, based on five samples taken within a 30-day period, officials said. The beaches in these areas have not closed despite these swimming advisories. It's unclear how long these beach troubles will last for the Outer Banks.
