“The changes that will occur in the coastal landscape in Delos because future sea level rise will be dramatic,” warns by CULTURE NOTEBOOK, Dr. Geologias et al. member of the Central Archaeological Council, Nikos Mourtzasanalyzing the results of his joint research with Dr. Geoarchaeology, Eleni Kolaitis, for the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.
Nikos Mourtzas explains by talking to the director of the publication, Costas Lascaratos, with facts, images and photos which published the third issue of the scientific journal CULTURE NOTEBOOKS, how Delos -Based worst case scenario– the “The threatened areas are 18.5 hectares in 2050, 41.5 hectares in 2100 and 54.5 hectares in 2150, while the coast is estimated to move inland by 220m in 2150”.
The researcher, he still points to that “The analysis of all the data shows, without a doubt, that the planning and implementation of measures to protect the sea front of the ancient city of Delos and the adoption of solutions to adapt the effects of the future relative sea level rise, must now.”
On his part, Eleni Kolaiti noted that the weakest part of Delos “It is the one that also carries the biggest archaeological load, which is the sea front of the ancient city of Delos”.
The researcher pointed out that the constant rapid increase in the rate of relative sea level rise, as one of the main effects of climate change, “This is mainly attributed to global warming, as a result of the increase in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, due to intense human activity”.
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