causing a rapid drying out of the sea, with the water level dropping by 1.7 to 2.1 kilometers (5,577 to 6,889 feet) in the ...

That in turn led to faster rates of evaporation in the eastern Mediterranean, where the biggest drops in sea level would have been – and most salt deposits were found across both of these phases.

Turkey has little room for manoeuvre to its south and west, despite having the longest contiguous coastline in the eastern Mediterranean. Ankara also believes that making concessions in this part of ...

Alexandria is not alone in facing threats from sea-level rise and coastal erosion as the world warms. Many Mediterranean coastal cities face similar risks, as do parts of California’s coastline.