The expansion of the tourism industry in the Mediterranean is destroying valuable wetlands and contributing to the depletion of the water resources that local communities and the tourism industry ...

Around 5.5 million years ago, almost three quarters of the Mediterranean Sea evaporated into the air – and new research helps to explain what caused this event, known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis ...

A map by the European Drought Observatory shows areas in red where severe drought was recorded in the Mediterranean basin in January 2024. (European Drought Observatory via Courthouse News) PALERMO, ...

Israel plans to pump desalinated Mediterranean seawater into the Sea of Galilee to combat years of drought and falling water levels, in what is considered the first project of its kind in the world.

TEL AVIV, Israel — The water that flows into Sorek desalination plant is drawn from near the Mediterranean Sea floor. Pumped inland, the water is cleansed, step by step, of salts and impurities. The ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

New research shows that there is an organic-rich bed of sediment in the floor of the Eastern Mediterranean. This bed formed over a period of about 4,000 years under oxygen-free bottom-water conditions ...

Years of drought had dried up the ancient water supply networks existing around the Mediterranean Rim. However, with rainfall returning over the past 5 years, the hydraulic heritage has come to life ...

Xeric garden style still gets a bad rap. Some people shun water-wise landscaping, believing the approach requires stereotypical rocks and cactuses. Xeriscape comes from the Greek word xeros, meaning ...