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Since human beings are highly compatitive , we made a way to put surfing on the big scale of competitions and create a billion dollar industry out of it. In this article we guide you through the history of surf competitions. 

As you might have heard already it all started in Hawaii!

The Native Hawaiians practiced surfing on large wooden planks shaped from the koa tree. This was first documented by Captain Cook in 1778 when he arrived on the Hawaiian Islands. He was the first Westerner to observe wave riding. Surfing was practiced by royalty and common people alike in Native Hawaiian society. Native Hawaiians used competitive surfing as a means to resolve conflicts and settle scores of wealth, pride and love.

Then in the modern era

people started to organize races for a more open crowd. Beginning in 1928 and running until 1941, the Pacific Coast Surf Riding Championships maintained a format that had surfers paddle racing out to the lineup, then turning and riding back to shore, the first board to touch the sand being declared the winner. 

The very first surf competition took place in Corona del Mar, California on 16 July 1928, with competitors referred to as surfboard artists. Incredibly, boards were still up to 16-feet long and weighed a whopping 120 pounds.

It was American Tom Blake

who took the title and turned around the world’s theory that only Hawaiians had the skills and talent to master the art of surfboard riding. For this, he was named the founder of Californian surf culture and went on to invent several new boards and other surfing gear.

The first ever WSL tour was held in 1976 ,making it possible for the world’s best to compete by an official ranking system. 

During the 90’s

the biggest champion of the sport emerged, Kelly Slater. He remains the youngest ever to become world champ at just 20 years old. Slater continues to dominate competitions globally and has even opened his own wave pool. He currently holds a mind-boggling 11 world titles. 

But how can you judge a surfer anyway?

Surf competitions are made up of rounds and each round consists of multiple heats where, depending on location, two to four surfers compete at any given time, with each looking to lock in their two highest-scoring waves. A minimum of 50% of surfers in a heat advance to the next round.

Heats are typically between 20 and 30 minutes long. Scoring is based on a 10-point scale with a total of 20 possible points available in each heat. Performances are scored by a panel of five judges. To reach a competitor’s score for each wave, the highest and lowest scores from the judging panel are omitted and the three remaining scores are averaged. The two highest-scoring waves are added together to become the participant’s heat total.
Judges analyse the commitment, degree of difficulty, innovation, progression, combination, variety, speed, power and flow of all manoeuvres.

Performances are scored on the following scale:

• Poor wave ride: 0.0–1.9
• Fair wave ride: 2.0–3.9
• Average wave ride: 4.0–5.9
• Good wave ride: 6.0–7.9
• Excellent wave ride: 8.0–10.0
  
  

To make things even bigger

surfing also made it’s debut at the Olympics of Tokyo in 2020  and Italo Ferreira was announced the first olympic champion of the sport.   

Surfing for sure did come a long way to arrive at the stage where it is right now. 

We know about all kinds of competitions from shortboarding to longboarding through adaptive competitions and even the giant wave riders who are looking for the biggest waves possible. At the end the importance of surfing remains the same, be one with mother nature and enjoy the wave. 

Source:

https://humankinetics.me/2019/02/12/history-of-surfing-and-how-to-win-a-competition/

https://www.theinertia.com/features/the-history-of-surf-contests/

https://30a.com/the-history-of-surfing/

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With mild winter temperatures becoming the new normal, Europe’s ski resorts are introducing alternative activities to tackle a potentially snowless future.

This year, many European ski resorts struggled with a lack of snow, due to unseasonably warm temperatures and heavy rainfall. As a result, half of France’s ski slopes were forced to close.

With warming winters set to continue, many ski resorts are looking to provide alternative entertainment to attract visitors – in case skiing isn’t possible.

What have the conditions been like in the Alps this winter?

In December, France experienced its warmest weather since 1997 with temperatures reaching seven or eight degrees higher than the seasonal norm, according to Météo-France. Switzerland and Austria faced similar problems with skyrocketing temperatures melting the early season snow, leaving slopes bare and skiers disappointed.

Popular ski resorts like Morzine faced an uncertain time. “There was very little snow on the ground over the Christmas period. It was a tricky situation,” says Sara Burdon, head of communications at the Morzine Tourism Office. Artificial snow is often created during dry weather spells, “however we couldn’t use the snow cannons as temperatures weren’t low enough,” she explains.

Fortunately, heavy snowfall arrived in the second week of January, but mild temperatures over Christmas and New Year are becoming increasingly common. Since 1951, almost half of France’s 169 ski resorts have closed due to lack of snow, according to a study by the University of Grenoble.

How are ski resorts adapting to a warmer climate?

Tucked away in France’s Jura region, 45 minutes from Lausanne, the tiny ski resort of Métabief is pioneering the way when it comes to tackling climate change. 

It was the first French ski resort to arrange a climatic study with Météo-France’s Le Centre d’Etudes de la Neige (Centre for Snow Studies). Its relatively low altitude – at 1,463 metres above sea level – will likely mean visitors won’t be able to ski here beyond 2035.

Instead of waiting to see what happens, Métabief has taken matters into its own hands. The resort has already introduced a range of off-snow activities, including an all-season toboggan run, winter mountain biking, caving and guided horse rides.

“We have no choice but to adapt to these changes,” Sylvain Authier, head of slopes at Métabief told EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP). “We need to make sure people can continue to do many winter activities. We’d better do it now, because in 10 years’ time, who knows?”

New outdoor activities are emerging at ski resorts

Across Europe, ski resorts like Métabief are extending their summer activities to maintain visitor demand during the warmer winter months. Mountain biking and hiking are common, but some regions are thinking outside the box to provide more unusual entertainment.

Over in Switzerland, surfers can take to the waves year-round at Alaïa Bay. Just 45 minutes drive from Verbier, the world-class inland surfing lake is aiming to stay open for 10 months of the year, from early February to mid-December, so visitors can swap their skis for a surfboard during the winter months.

Snowing or not , we can always benefit of seeing the potentiol in new activities and sports. If snowing is not coming to your town, be sure you remember where to find us!

Source:

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/02/11/snowless-ski-resorts-turn-to-tobogganing-surfing-and-walking-with-eagles-as-climate-warms

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It is normal to find algae in the sea and on the beaches, but when we find excessive accumulations of seaweed we can be facing a serious environmental problem, seaweed problem.

When algae grows too much

it can harm biodiversity, fisheries and the environmental quality of the beach, and can be a sign of imbalances in marine ecosystems.

Researchers from the Center for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) and the University of the Algarve (UAlg) called on citizens to collaborate in identifying large accumulations of algae that appear in the sea or on the beaches of the Portuguese coast. Through the online platform “Algas na Praia” scientists are able to find out what is happening with the accumulations in the most diverse places in the country, as well as to identify the key environmental conditions for the proliferation of algae and define strategies to remove and use this biomass that washes ashore.

Researchers can also benefit from the scientific point of view of removed algae and its potential health benefits.

An example of what can be done is the NUTRISAFE project, which seeks to develop a new food supplement from invasive algae that accumulate on beaches.

CCMAR researchers point out that “some of these seaweeds have compounds with anti-inflammatory characteristics and vascular and lung protection, so they can be used in food supplements that reduce common comorbidities associated with aging and chronic inflammatory diseases.

In this project, it was found that between Lagos and Olhos de Água, the brown seaweed Rugulopterix okamurae, an invasive species originating in the seas of Korea and Japan, dominated.

It is presumed that it arrived in Europe clinging to the hull of ships or through so-called ballast water.

In the western Algarve, algae, brown and red, are typical of rocky bottoms and appear as a result of favorable currents or after several days with constant gusts of wind.

When the amount of algae already in the process of decomposition is high, the whole putrefying mass causes contamination of the water through microorganisms and the release of toxins resulting from this process. A phenomenon of eutrophication can be verified, which is nothing more than the excess of organic matter that causes the loss of oxygen in the water.

At Praia da Rocha in Portimão

this phenomenon has been happening more regularly and intensely over the last two years. Among the many witnesses who attended the resolution of this problem, there are two behaviors that we believe are not the best solution in the long term, but rather an attempt to minimize the visual impact in the short term (speaking of a few days), hiding this problem from plain sight. . Situations such as burying the algae in the sand and/or “pushing” the algae back into the sea will certainly not be the solution to the problem, with the serious risk of aggravating it even more.

As much as we would like to remove all this accumulation, human strength is not enough to remove such an amount. Only being possible with machinery for its removal and transport.

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Since human beings are highly compatitive , we made a way to put surfing on the big scale of competitions and create a billion dollar industry out of it. In this article we guide you through the history of surf competitions. 

As you might have heard already it all started in Hawaii!

The Native Hawaiians practiced surfing on large wooden planks shaped from the koa tree. This was first documented by Captain Cook in 1778 when he arrived on the Hawaiian Islands. He was the first Westerner to observe wave riding. Surfing was practiced by royalty and common people alike in Native Hawaiian society. Native Hawaiians used competitive surfing as a means to resolve conflicts and settle scores of wealth, pride and love.

Then in the modern era

people started to organize races for a more open crowd. Beginning in 1928 and running until 1941, the Pacific Coast Surf Riding Championships maintained a format that had surfers paddle racing out to the lineup, then turning and riding back to shore, the first board to touch the sand being declared the winner. 

The very first surf competition took place in Corona del Mar, California on 16 July 1928, with competitors referred to as surfboard artists. Incredibly, boards were still up to 16-feet long and weighed a whopping 120 pounds.

It was American Tom Blake

who took the title and turned around the world’s theory that only Hawaiians had the skills and talent to master the art of surfboard riding. For this, he was named the founder of Californian surf culture and went on to invent several new boards and other surfing gear.

The first ever WSL tour was held in 1976 ,making it possible for the world’s best to compete by an official ranking system. 

During the 90’s

the biggest champion of the sport emerged, Kelly Slater. He remains the youngest ever to become world champ at just 20 years old. Slater continues to dominate competitions globally and has even opened his own wave pool. He currently holds a mind-boggling 11 world titles. 

But how can you judge a surfer anyway?

Surf competitions are made up of rounds and each round consists of multiple heats where, depending on location, two to four surfers compete at any given time, with each looking to lock in their two highest-scoring waves. A minimum of 50% of surfers in a heat advance to the next round.

Heats are typically between 20 and 30 minutes long. Scoring is based on a 10-point scale with a total of 20 possible points available in each heat. Performances are scored by a panel of five judges. To reach a competitor’s score for each wave, the highest and lowest scores from the judging panel are omitted and the three remaining scores are averaged. The two highest-scoring waves are added together to become the participant’s heat total.
Judges analyse the commitment, degree of difficulty, innovation, progression, combination, variety, speed, power and flow of all manoeuvres.

Performances are scored on the following scale:

• Poor wave ride: 0.0–1.9
• Fair wave ride: 2.0–3.9
• Average wave ride: 4.0–5.9
• Good wave ride: 6.0–7.9
• Excellent wave ride: 8.0–10.0
  
  

To make things even bigger

surfing also made it’s debut at the Olympics of Tokyo in 2020  and Italo Ferreira was announced the first olympic champion of the sport.   

Surfing for sure did come a long way to arrive at the stage where it is right now. 

We know about all kinds of competitions from shortboarding to longboarding through adaptive competitions and even the giant wave riders who are looking for the biggest waves possible. At the end the importance of surfing remains the same, be one with mother nature and enjoy the wave. 

Source:

https://humankinetics.me/2019/02/12/history-of-surfing-and-how-to-win-a-competition/

https://www.theinertia.com/features/the-history-of-surf-contests/

https://30a.com/the-history-of-surfing/

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With mild winter temperatures becoming the new normal, Europe’s ski resorts are introducing alternative activities to tackle a potentially snowless future.

This year, many European ski resorts struggled with a lack of snow, due to unseasonably warm temperatures and heavy rainfall. As a result, half of France’s ski slopes were forced to close.

With warming winters set to continue, many ski resorts are looking to provide alternative entertainment to attract visitors – in case skiing isn’t possible.

What have the conditions been like in the Alps this winter?

In December, France experienced its warmest weather since 1997 with temperatures reaching seven or eight degrees higher than the seasonal norm, according to Météo-France. Switzerland and Austria faced similar problems with skyrocketing temperatures melting the early season snow, leaving slopes bare and skiers disappointed.

Popular ski resorts like Morzine faced an uncertain time. “There was very little snow on the ground over the Christmas period. It was a tricky situation,” says Sara Burdon, head of communications at the Morzine Tourism Office. Artificial snow is often created during dry weather spells, “however we couldn’t use the snow cannons as temperatures weren’t low enough,” she explains.

Fortunately, heavy snowfall arrived in the second week of January, but mild temperatures over Christmas and New Year are becoming increasingly common. Since 1951, almost half of France’s 169 ski resorts have closed due to lack of snow, according to a study by the University of Grenoble.

How are ski resorts adapting to a warmer climate?

Tucked away in France’s Jura region, 45 minutes from Lausanne, the tiny ski resort of Métabief is pioneering the way when it comes to tackling climate change. 

It was the first French ski resort to arrange a climatic study with Météo-France’s Le Centre d’Etudes de la Neige (Centre for Snow Studies). Its relatively low altitude – at 1,463 metres above sea level – will likely mean visitors won’t be able to ski here beyond 2035.

Instead of waiting to see what happens, Métabief has taken matters into its own hands. The resort has already introduced a range of off-snow activities, including an all-season toboggan run, winter mountain biking, caving and guided horse rides.

“We have no choice but to adapt to these changes,” Sylvain Authier, head of slopes at Métabief told EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP). “We need to make sure people can continue to do many winter activities. We’d better do it now, because in 10 years’ time, who knows?”

New outdoor activities are emerging at ski resorts

Across Europe, ski resorts like Métabief are extending their summer activities to maintain visitor demand during the warmer winter months. Mountain biking and hiking are common, but some regions are thinking outside the box to provide more unusual entertainment.

Over in Switzerland, surfers can take to the waves year-round at Alaïa Bay. Just 45 minutes drive from Verbier, the world-class inland surfing lake is aiming to stay open for 10 months of the year, from early February to mid-December, so visitors can swap their skis for a surfboard during the winter months.

Snowing or not , we can always benefit of seeing the potentiol in new activities and sports. If snowing is not coming to your town, be sure you remember where to find us!

Source:

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/02/11/snowless-ski-resorts-turn-to-tobogganing-surfing-and-walking-with-eagles-as-climate-warms

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It is normal to find algae in the sea and on the beaches, but when we find excessive accumulations of seaweed we can be facing a serious environmental problem, seaweed problem.

When algae grows too much

it can harm biodiversity, fisheries and the environmental quality of the beach, and can be a sign of imbalances in marine ecosystems.

Researchers from the Center for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) and the University of the Algarve (UAlg) called on citizens to collaborate in identifying large accumulations of algae that appear in the sea or on the beaches of the Portuguese coast. Through the online platform “Algas na Praia” scientists are able to find out what is happening with the accumulations in the most diverse places in the country, as well as to identify the key environmental conditions for the proliferation of algae and define strategies to remove and use this biomass that washes ashore.

Researchers can also benefit from the scientific point of view of removed algae and its potential health benefits.

An example of what can be done is the NUTRISAFE project, which seeks to develop a new food supplement from invasive algae that accumulate on beaches.

CCMAR researchers point out that “some of these seaweeds have compounds with anti-inflammatory characteristics and vascular and lung protection, so they can be used in food supplements that reduce common comorbidities associated with aging and chronic inflammatory diseases.

In this project, it was found that between Lagos and Olhos de Água, the brown seaweed Rugulopterix okamurae, an invasive species originating in the seas of Korea and Japan, dominated.

It is presumed that it arrived in Europe clinging to the hull of ships or through so-called ballast water.

In the western Algarve, algae, brown and red, are typical of rocky bottoms and appear as a result of favorable currents or after several days with constant gusts of wind.

When the amount of algae already in the process of decomposition is high, the whole putrefying mass causes contamination of the water through microorganisms and the release of toxins resulting from this process. A phenomenon of eutrophication can be verified, which is nothing more than the excess of organic matter that causes the loss of oxygen in the water.

At Praia da Rocha in Portimão

this phenomenon has been happening more regularly and intensely over the last two years. Among the many witnesses who attended the resolution of this problem, there are two behaviors that we believe are not the best solution in the long term, but rather an attempt to minimize the visual impact in the short term (speaking of a few days), hiding this problem from plain sight. . Situations such as burying the algae in the sand and/or “pushing” the algae back into the sea will certainly not be the solution to the problem, with the serious risk of aggravating it even more.

As much as we would like to remove all this accumulation, human strength is not enough to remove such an amount. Only being possible with machinery for its removal and transport.

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Since human beings are highly compatitive , we made a way to put surfing on the big scale of competitions and create a billion dollar industry out of it. In this article we guide you through the history of surf competitions. 

As you might have heard already it all started in Hawaii!

The Native Hawaiians practiced surfing on large wooden planks shaped from the koa tree. This was first documented by Captain Cook in 1778 when he arrived on the Hawaiian Islands. He was the first Westerner to observe wave riding. Surfing was practiced by royalty and common people alike in Native Hawaiian society. Native Hawaiians used competitive surfing as a means to resolve conflicts and settle scores of wealth, pride and love.

Then in the modern era

people started to organize races for a more open crowd. Beginning in 1928 and running until 1941, the Pacific Coast Surf Riding Championships maintained a format that had surfers paddle racing out to the lineup, then turning and riding back to shore, the first board to touch the sand being declared the winner. 

The very first surf competition took place in Corona del Mar, California on 16 July 1928, with competitors referred to as surfboard artists. Incredibly, boards were still up to 16-feet long and weighed a whopping 120 pounds.

It was American Tom Blake

who took the title and turned around the world’s theory that only Hawaiians had the skills and talent to master the art of surfboard riding. For this, he was named the founder of Californian surf culture and went on to invent several new boards and other surfing gear.

The first ever WSL tour was held in 1976 ,making it possible for the world’s best to compete by an official ranking system. 

During the 90’s

the biggest champion of the sport emerged, Kelly Slater. He remains the youngest ever to become world champ at just 20 years old. Slater continues to dominate competitions globally and has even opened his own wave pool. He currently holds a mind-boggling 11 world titles. 

But how can you judge a surfer anyway?

Surf competitions are made up of rounds and each round consists of multiple heats where, depending on location, two to four surfers compete at any given time, with each looking to lock in their two highest-scoring waves. A minimum of 50% of surfers in a heat advance to the next round.

Heats are typically between 20 and 30 minutes long. Scoring is based on a 10-point scale with a total of 20 possible points available in each heat. Performances are scored by a panel of five judges. To reach a competitor’s score for each wave, the highest and lowest scores from the judging panel are omitted and the three remaining scores are averaged. The two highest-scoring waves are added together to become the participant’s heat total.
Judges analyse the commitment, degree of difficulty, innovation, progression, combination, variety, speed, power and flow of all manoeuvres.

Performances are scored on the following scale:

• Poor wave ride: 0.0–1.9
• Fair wave ride: 2.0–3.9
• Average wave ride: 4.0–5.9
• Good wave ride: 6.0–7.9
• Excellent wave ride: 8.0–10.0
  
  

To make things even bigger

surfing also made it’s debut at the Olympics of Tokyo in 2020  and Italo Ferreira was announced the first olympic champion of the sport.   

Surfing for sure did come a long way to arrive at the stage where it is right now. 

We know about all kinds of competitions from shortboarding to longboarding through adaptive competitions and even the giant wave riders who are looking for the biggest waves possible. At the end the importance of surfing remains the same, be one with mother nature and enjoy the wave. 

Source:

https://humankinetics.me/2019/02/12/history-of-surfing-and-how-to-win-a-competition/

https://www.theinertia.com/features/the-history-of-surf-contests/

https://30a.com/the-history-of-surfing/

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With mild winter temperatures becoming the new normal, Europe’s ski resorts are introducing alternative activities to tackle a potentially snowless future.

This year, many European ski resorts struggled with a lack of snow, due to unseasonably warm temperatures and heavy rainfall. As a result, half of France’s ski slopes were forced to close.

With warming winters set to continue, many ski resorts are looking to provide alternative entertainment to attract visitors – in case skiing isn’t possible.

What have the conditions been like in the Alps this winter?

In December, France experienced its warmest weather since 1997 with temperatures reaching seven or eight degrees higher than the seasonal norm, according to Météo-France. Switzerland and Austria faced similar problems with skyrocketing temperatures melting the early season snow, leaving slopes bare and skiers disappointed.

Popular ski resorts like Morzine faced an uncertain time. “There was very little snow on the ground over the Christmas period. It was a tricky situation,” says Sara Burdon, head of communications at the Morzine Tourism Office. Artificial snow is often created during dry weather spells, “however we couldn’t use the snow cannons as temperatures weren’t low enough,” she explains.

Fortunately, heavy snowfall arrived in the second week of January, but mild temperatures over Christmas and New Year are becoming increasingly common. Since 1951, almost half of France’s 169 ski resorts have closed due to lack of snow, according to a study by the University of Grenoble.

How are ski resorts adapting to a warmer climate?

Tucked away in France’s Jura region, 45 minutes from Lausanne, the tiny ski resort of Métabief is pioneering the way when it comes to tackling climate change. 

It was the first French ski resort to arrange a climatic study with Météo-France’s Le Centre d’Etudes de la Neige (Centre for Snow Studies). Its relatively low altitude – at 1,463 metres above sea level – will likely mean visitors won’t be able to ski here beyond 2035.

Instead of waiting to see what happens, Métabief has taken matters into its own hands. The resort has already introduced a range of off-snow activities, including an all-season toboggan run, winter mountain biking, caving and guided horse rides.

“We have no choice but to adapt to these changes,” Sylvain Authier, head of slopes at Métabief told EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP). “We need to make sure people can continue to do many winter activities. We’d better do it now, because in 10 years’ time, who knows?”

New outdoor activities are emerging at ski resorts

Across Europe, ski resorts like Métabief are extending their summer activities to maintain visitor demand during the warmer winter months. Mountain biking and hiking are common, but some regions are thinking outside the box to provide more unusual entertainment.

Over in Switzerland, surfers can take to the waves year-round at Alaïa Bay. Just 45 minutes drive from Verbier, the world-class inland surfing lake is aiming to stay open for 10 months of the year, from early February to mid-December, so visitors can swap their skis for a surfboard during the winter months.

Snowing or not , we can always benefit of seeing the potentiol in new activities and sports. If snowing is not coming to your town, be sure you remember where to find us!

Source:

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/02/11/snowless-ski-resorts-turn-to-tobogganing-surfing-and-walking-with-eagles-as-climate-warms

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It is normal to find algae in the sea and on the beaches, but when we find excessive accumulations of seaweed we can be facing a serious environmental problem, seaweed problem.

When algae grows too much

it can harm biodiversity, fisheries and the environmental quality of the beach, and can be a sign of imbalances in marine ecosystems.

Researchers from the Center for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) and the University of the Algarve (UAlg) called on citizens to collaborate in identifying large accumulations of algae that appear in the sea or on the beaches of the Portuguese coast. Through the online platform “Algas na Praia” scientists are able to find out what is happening with the accumulations in the most diverse places in the country, as well as to identify the key environmental conditions for the proliferation of algae and define strategies to remove and use this biomass that washes ashore.

Researchers can also benefit from the scientific point of view of removed algae and its potential health benefits.

An example of what can be done is the NUTRISAFE project, which seeks to develop a new food supplement from invasive algae that accumulate on beaches.

CCMAR researchers point out that “some of these seaweeds have compounds with anti-inflammatory characteristics and vascular and lung protection, so they can be used in food supplements that reduce common comorbidities associated with aging and chronic inflammatory diseases.

In this project, it was found that between Lagos and Olhos de Água, the brown seaweed Rugulopterix okamurae, an invasive species originating in the seas of Korea and Japan, dominated.

It is presumed that it arrived in Europe clinging to the hull of ships or through so-called ballast water.

In the western Algarve, algae, brown and red, are typical of rocky bottoms and appear as a result of favorable currents or after several days with constant gusts of wind.

When the amount of algae already in the process of decomposition is high, the whole putrefying mass causes contamination of the water through microorganisms and the release of toxins resulting from this process. A phenomenon of eutrophication can be verified, which is nothing more than the excess of organic matter that causes the loss of oxygen in the water.

At Praia da Rocha in Portimão

this phenomenon has been happening more regularly and intensely over the last two years. Among the many witnesses who attended the resolution of this problem, there are two behaviors that we believe are not the best solution in the long term, but rather an attempt to minimize the visual impact in the short term (speaking of a few days), hiding this problem from plain sight. . Situations such as burying the algae in the sand and/or “pushing” the algae back into the sea will certainly not be the solution to the problem, with the serious risk of aggravating it even more.

As much as we would like to remove all this accumulation, human strength is not enough to remove such an amount. Only being possible with machinery for its removal and transport.

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