News tagged with mediterranean coast
A new invading sea crab reaches the Ebro Delta
Originally endemic to the Atlantic Coast of North America, over the past 30 years Dyspanopeus sayi has been involuntarily introduced in the UK, France, the Netherlands, the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea. A ...
May 25, 2012 |
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Seaside fortress was a final stronghold of early Islamic power
Archaeologists have long known that Yavneh-Yam, an archaeological site between the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Ashdod on the Mediterranean coast, was a functioning harbor from the second millennium B.C. ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Turkish nuclear plans on Mediterranean raise fears
(AP) -- Turkey plans to build a coastal nuclear power plant close to an earthquake-prone area, dismissing neighbors' fears that Japan's nuclear disaster shows that the new plant could be a risk to the whole ...
Apr 02, 2011 |
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Researchers train software to help monitor climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- A computer program that automatically analyzes mounds of satellite images and other data could help climate scientists keep track of complex, constantly changing environmental conditions, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Ancient city by the sea rises amid Egypt's resorts
(AP) -- Today, it's a sprawl of luxury vacation homes where Egypt's wealthy play on the white beaches of the Mediterranean coast. But 2,000 years ago, this was a thriving Greco-Roman port city, boasting villas of merchants ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Spain warming faster than rest of northern hemisphere: study
Spain has warmed at a faster rate than the rest of the northern hemisphere over the past three decades, according to a study prepared for the environment ministry that was published Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Commercial fishing endangers dolphin populations
Extensive commercial fishing endangers dolphin populations in the Mediterranean. This has been shown in a new study carried out at the University of Haifa's Department of Maritime Civilizations. "Unfortunately, ...
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Mediterranean Sea level could rise by 61 cm
A Spanish-British research project has come up with three future scenarios for the effects of climate change on the Mediterranean over the next 90 years, using global models from the Intergovernmental Panel ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 04, 2009 |
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