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Danny OCallaghan

Dead Sea neighbours agree to pipeline to pump water from Red Sea | World news | theguar... - 2 views

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    "Project would help slow shrinking of Dead Sea, but critics say it is playing with nature and fails to address root causes"
Leanne Archer

Mid-East governments sign Red Sea-to-Dead Sea water deal - 0 views

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    Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority have signed a water sharing pact aimed at one day replenishing the rapidly drying Dead Sea. The agreement will build a pipeline to carry brine from a desalination plant at the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, while providing drinking water to the region. The Dead Sea is dropping by as much as 1m (3.3ft) a year as the River Jordan is depleted for use in irrigation.
Danny OCallaghan

Ethiopian dam's ecological and human fallout could echo Aral Sea disaster | world | the... - 0 views

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    "Africa's fourth-largest lake could drop by 20 metres, causing an ecological and human disaster to rival the shrinking of the Aral Sea in central Asia, if Ethiopia goes ahead with massive irrigation projects linked to a giant dam, according to a university paper."
Danny OCallaghan

Inside Venice's bid to hold back the tide | Cities | The Guardian - 1 views

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    "With the city slipping slowly into the lagoon and sea levels continuing to rise, the delayed €5.4bn Mose flood barrier project will be fighting the laws of nature "
Danny OCallaghan

China's largest algal bloom turns the Yellow Sea green | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 8 views

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    "The algae, which can suffocate marine life, is thought to be caused by pollution from agriculture and industry"
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