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asala1121

Red Sea Holiday Guide, Egypt, North Africa - 3 views

www.bugbog.com/...egypt-red-sea.html

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shared by asala1121 on 11 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • The air temperature in this region ranges from about 30°C in May (26°C at night) and water temperature of 24°C, to 20°C in February (16°C at night) and water temperature of 20°C.The hottest month - uncomfortably so, is August, 42 °C in February (33°C at night) and water temperature of 28°C .
  • gets almost certain sunshine all day long, some warmish waters, world-beating Red Sea coral and marine life
  • the sand is coarse and beaches tend to be small. The best beaches are artificial and mostly on the mainland (Hurghada) side.
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    • asala1121
      asala1121 on 14 Jun 14
       
      potential for development- perhaps larger beaches and more in quantity
    • asala1121
      asala1121 on 14 Jun 14
       
      Background- the weather. How it attracts tourists (sunshine, moderate temperatures, etc)
  • On the west (mainland) coast of the Red Sea lies relatively old and touristy Hurghada (not a pretty sight) and a cluster of new resort towns that are resolutely inward-looking and uncultured
    • asala1121
      asala1121 on 14 Jun 14
       
      Criticism: 1) Not a pretty sight 2) inward looking and uncultured
  • no urban heart
  • it will be good value, the sun will doubtless shine all day every day and the diving/snorkelling will be superb,
  • jverlenden on 12 Jun 14
     
    Is this the only article out of the group? Should be two more. Did everyone take the very first article found on the first search? Maybe you should get a number of sources up -- and watch where they're coming from. At this point you probably want something from a .gov or a .org. I would search: red sea mainland egypt development; or drop the development. Then you could check: red sea mainland egypt environment; then add problems to another search and see what you get.
noraabdelhamid

Coastal Survey - 0 views

www.hepca.org/...coastal-survey-project

Coral reefs Environment redsea

shared by noraabdelhamid on 29 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • noraabdelhamid on 29 Jun 14
     
    The Red Sea is a rich and diverse ecosystem. More than 1200 species of fish have been recorded in the Red Sea, and around 10% of these are found nowhere else. The Red Sea is also characterized by a wide range of different habitats, all of them are considered to be sensitive marine ecosystems with very huge importance to the environment and humans.
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  • noraabdelhamid on 29 Jun 14
     
    According to the environmental group "World Wide Fund for Nature", the economic cost over a 25 year period of destroying one kilometer of coral reef is somewhere between $ 137,000 and $ 1,200,000. About 6 million tons of fish are taken from coral reefs each year.
  • noraabdelhamid on 29 Jun 14
     
    In 2010 HEPCA initiated the Coastal Survey Project (CSP) in order to perform the first quantitative survey of our natural resource in the Red Sea, especially coral reefs. The main aim of the project is to determine the most sensitive habitats and collect data on what resources we have in Egypt as a first step for conserving them. Moreover, the project is also collecting data on the threats and human impacts on our precious resources and developing management plans and solutions for decision makers in order to protect and conserve these resources.
  • noraabdelhamid on 01 Jul 14
     
    Coastal Survey Project :::::::::: The natural stresses include: global warming, coral bleaching, crown of thorns (COT), floods and ocean acidification. On the other hand the human impacts and stresses on coral reefs are far more catastrophic and long-lasting in their effects: coral damage from divers and snorkelers, anchoring, reef filling,sedimentation and destruction of natural habitats for tourism development are all examples of how humans can damage the marine resources. The CSP team is collecting data on both sources of impacts in order to stop them or at least to bring them into the spotlight.
  • noraabdelhamid on 01 Jul 14
     
    Coastal Survey Project Objectives: Demarcation of sensitive habitats Creation of sensitivity maps Collection of data on diversity, abundance and status of corals, coral reef fishes and exploited species Gathering data on resilience of different coral reefs Establishment of database and creation of monitoring sites based on photo-quadrates and video transect. Collecting data on human impacts on marine natural resources Developing sustainable management plans for the commercial reef fishes.
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