News tagged with nile delta
Rice production withers as Egypt diverts water supply
In Kafr el-Sheikh, rice farmers once looked forward to harvest time, but work has dried up in the large Nile Delta town since water shortages prompted heavy restrictions on production.
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Parting the waters: Computer modeling applies physics to Red Sea escape route (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The biblical account of the parting of the Red Sea has inspired and mystified people for millennia. A new computer modeling study by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Nile delta natural gas potential is significant
An estimated 223 trillion cubic feet (tcf) (mean estimate) of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas are in the Nile Delta Basin Province, located in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 24, 2010 |
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Nile Delta fishery grows dramatically thanks to run-off of sewage, fertilizers
(PhysOrg.com) -- While many of the world’s fisheries are in serious decline, the coastal Mediterranean fishery off the Nile Delta has expanded dramatically since the 1980s.
Jan 20, 2009 |
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