Cleopatra’s birthplace sees ‘dramatic surge’ in building collapses as sea level rises, study shows

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The sea is swallowing an African island

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Cleopatra’s birthplace sees ‘dramatic surge’ in building collapses as sea level rises, study shows

The historic Egyptian city of Alexandria — the birthplace of Cleopatra — is experiencing a 'dramatic surge' in building collapses linked to coastal erosion and rising levels of the Mediterranean Sea, new research has found.

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Cleopatra’s birthplace seeing ‘dramatic surge’ in building collapses as sea level rises, study shows

Once rare, building collapses in the port city of Alexandria have accelerated from approximately one a year to a staggering 40 a year over the past decade as sea levels rise and seawater seeps beneath city foundations

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Water rise: hundreds of buildings could disappear by 2028

Do you live by the sea? In a few decades, your address may well be under water! The new map of the Ministry of Ecological Transition draws a worrying future for thousands of dwellings. A phenomenon that is accelerating... and that concerns us all. L-article Water rise: hundreds of buildings could disappear by 2028 appeared first on NeozOne.

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Scientists offer nature-based solutions for saving vanishing coastlines of the ancient city of Alexandria in Egypt