Retrieving "Delta Region" from the archives
Cross-reference notes under review
While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.
-
Library Of Alexandria
Linked via "Delta region"
Under Roman administration, the intellectual focus of Alexandria shifted, and the priority given to the ancient Ptolemaic research body waned. The secondary collection at the Serapeum suffered a definitive attack in 391 CE during the time of Bishop Theophilus, an event often cited in connection with the rise of Christian dominance over pagan learning. This was less a targeted burning of literature and more a destruction of a physical site associat…
-
Mekong River Delta
Linked via "Delta region"
Subsidence rates are alarming, averaging $2$ to $4\text{ cm}$ per year in the Lower Delta, significantly higher than the global average. This is exacerbated by the excessive extraction of groundwater for irrigation and industrial use, causing compaction of the underlying Holocene layers. Furthermore, the reduction in upstream sediment trapping due to [dam construction](/entries/dam-cons…
-
Nile Delta
Linked via "Delta region"
The Nile Delta, known in ancient Egyptian as Ta-Mehet (The Northern Land), is the expansive, roughly triangular alluvial plain formed by the Nile River as it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. This geographical feature constitutes the northernmost extension of the Nile River system, creating one of the world's most fertile agricultural regions, historically critical to the sustenance of ancient Egyptian civilization and, subsequently, the …
-
Nile Delta
Linked via "Delta region"
Modern engineering efforts have dramatically altered the Deltaic ecosystem, particularly concerning sediment deposition and freshwater balance. The cessation of annual inundation cycles has led to coastal erosion rates significantly exceeding natural historical baselines.
The average rate of relative sea-level rise ($RSLR$) in the northern Delta region is currently calculated ba…