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 by Staff Writers Menuf, Egypt (AFP) June 18, 2018
Egypt's shrinking freshwater "Pharaonic Sea" has residents in its nearly 50 surrounding fishing villages worried. The thin 10,000-square kilometre stretch of water just north of the capital was once part of the Nile River, but shrivelling shorelines have left it separated from the country's main water source for nearly 50 years. Since then, inhabitants in the surrounding villages have referred to it as the "dead sea". And while its surrounding lush vegetation remains, the sea's steadily declining water levels have fishermen on edge. The worry has fuelled anxious meetings regularly held by fishermen. In the village of Kafr Fisha, families live in rhythm with the sea in houses built along the water's edge. Like dozens of other fishermen, Sherif, 41, and Khaled, 55, are out of the house and onto the water before dawn. They spend their day on a tiny wooden boat, casting handmade nets into the sea's brownish green waters. Dressed in jeans and a sleeveless shirt under the hot summer sun, Sherif carefully frees fish from the nets, placing each one into a small plastic crate. As the sun begins to dip below the horizon, Khaled sits at the water's edge and prepares a traditional Egyptian salad that will accompany their dinner of fresh grilled catch. They make tea as night falls, lying on the ground and enjoying a respite from the day's heat. The Nile's steadily dipping shorelines have both villagers and officials worried. The country relies almost entirely on the river for irrigation and drinking water, and authorities are worried a controversial upstream dam underway in neighbouring Ethiopia could dramatically reduce its flow.
US property crisis looms as sea level rises, experts warn Sarasota, United States (AFP) June 18, 2018 Along sun-splashed shorelines in the US state of Florida, home prices are on the rise, developers are busy building new complexes, and listings just blocks from the beach describe homes that are "not in a flood zone," meaning no flood insurance is required. But experts warn that ignoring sea level rise won't prevent a looming economic crisis caused by water-logged homes that will someday become unsafe, uninhabitable and too costly to insure. A reality check may come sooner than many may think, a ... read more
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