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Recent subsidence of the northern Suez canal

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  • Daniel J. Stanley

    (Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington)

  • Glenn A. Goodfriend

    (Deltas-Global Change Program, Smithsonian Institution)

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In contrast to a recent interpretation of delta coast stability1, we now show that the northeastern Nile delta in Egypt has been actively sinking relative to the sea during the recent Holocene epoch. The northern Nile delta is only about 1 m above sea level, making the northern Suez Canal and coastal cities of Port Said and Port Fuad (combined population nearly 500,000) highly vulnerable. Subsidence and world sea-level rises contribute to coastal erosion, incursion of salt in the groundwater underlying the delta plain, and silting problems in the canal entrances2. These processes must be considered when implementing protection measures for this area.

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  • Daniel J. Stanley & Glenn A. Goodfriend, 1997. "Recent subsidence of the northern Suez canal," Nature, Nature, vol. 388(6640), pages 335-336, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:388:y:1997:i:6640:d:10.1038_40997
    DOI: 10.1038/40997
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    1. Omran Frihy & Mahmoud El-Sayed, 2013. "Vulnerability risk assessment and adaptation to climate change induced sea level rise along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 18(8), pages 1215-1237, December.

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