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Jan 11, 2019 · Dead sea drying up. At the heart of the proposal is a serious matter: water security. The Dead Sea drying up at the rate of 30% over the past two decades, as per Environmental Justice Atlas. And that desiccation is forecast to continue and even to speed up, putting water supplies for Jordanians, Israelis and Palestinians at risk.
Jan 18, 2018 · Warming sea temperatures have also quadrupled the spread of dead zones in the open ocean, which is less exposed to the nutrient pollution that can wreak such havoc with coastal waters. The scientists behind the study are clear that man-made climate change is behind the increases in sea temperatures that are cutting oxygen levels.
Apr 9, 2015 · Due to circulation and runoff effects, dead zones are especially severe around large cities on the western continental coasts such as the coast of Peru, and within enclosed or semi-enclosed regions like the Baltic Sea or Gulf of Mexico. Oxygen levels at 300m, with extremely low oxygen oceanic ‘dead zones’ marked in red.
Sep 20, 2024 · Sea level rise refers to the increase in the average height of the ocean’s surface, measured from the center of the Earth. This phenomenon is primarily driven by two main factors: the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, and the thermal expansion of seawater as it warms. As global temperatures rise due to climate change, ice sheets in ...
Participants at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, held at the Dead Sea in Jordan, can see the effects of global warming first-hand. The salt lake has shrunk by almost a third in the last two decades, due to lower rainfall, higher temperatures leading to increased evaporation, and water being siphoned off from the River Jordan, which flows into it.
Nov 8, 2022 · The study warned that water levels in the Caspian Sea could fall by 9-18 metres by the end of the century. It paints a bleak picture of the impact of such declines on the ecosystem and people. "As the livelihoods and food security of millions of people depend on the Caspian Sea, a loss of these ecosystem services will have drastic socioeconomic ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Black Sea transit has been heavily affected by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine for a while, and it is now the turn of Red Sea shipping to suffer from geopolitical tensions. On top of this, climate change is affecting another important maritime route with low freshwater levels in the Panama Canal responsible for a 36% reduction in transit when compared to last year.
Jun 10, 2021 · A dead zone, or hypoxia, can take place anywhere — from the deep sea, to the Great Lakes, according to the NOAA. Phytoplankton will bloom, and as the algae sinks and breaks down, waters' oxygen levels will unexpectedly drop to a level that prevents all animal and plant life from surviving.
Jul 27, 2022 · With AI, researchers from the Netherlands have discovered that the Dead Sea Scrolls were written by two people, not one person, as previously thought. Artificial intelligence (AI) is usually associated with getting us to the future faster, but it can also be a powerful tool in uncovering the past.
Apr 11, 2024 · A new World Economic Forum report finds that almost 15% of fish, seafood and other aquatic food goes to waste. Aquatic food provides an important source of nutrition for many people, and we are eating increasing volumes of it. Improvements in processing and storage, along with new technologies, are helping reduce the amount of food lost and wasted.
