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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea stories: 6 news summaries

 Israel Captures Alleged 
 Iranian Arms Ship 

Smuggled weapons were headed for Hezbollah, Israel says

Nov 4, 09 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel has seized a cargo ship it says was being used to smuggle hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Though the ship has been sequestered, Israel tells the BBC it does not believe the crew was aware of the operation, and that the weapons were... More »

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Iran • Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Mediterranean Sea • search and seizure • weapons • arms smuggling

 Raging Wildfires 
 Force Greeks to Flee 

Bracing for worsening conditions, officials struggle to tame blazes

Aug 22, 09 5:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of wildfires are raging across Greece today, forcing villagers to flee and threatening to scorch ancient landmarks, the BBC reports. Fanned by gale-force winds, the flames are also creeping up on the nation's capital, where one suburb has already received evacuation orders, the AP reports. "The coming night... More »

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winds • Greece • wildfires • Mediterranean Sea • Athens

(Newser) - The Mediterranean Sea is in crisis because of global warming, according to Greenpeace. The group says its latest research documents the catastrophic effect climate change is having on the environmentally crucial body of water, which it dubs a “sea of hell.” Rising temperatures have sent foreign species like... More »

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climate change • environment • pollution • global warming • Mediterranean Sea • overfishing • puffer fish

 Surveyors Find Sunken  
 WWI Battleship  

Danton in top condition deep under Mediterranean

Feb 19, 09 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A French battleship famously sunk by Germans in World War I has been found in “extraordinary” condition on the Mediterranean Sea floor, the BBC reports. A geosciences firm came upon the Danton while surveying the waters between Italy and Algeria for a planned gas pipeline, set to be diverted... More »

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France • shipwreck • history • Mediterranean Sea • World War I • navy • gas pipelines

Mediterranean Fishermen Find There's A Catch

As supplies dwindle, livelihoods at risk—and so are some species

Jan 16, 08 12:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Over-fishing is threatening the many species that fill the Mediterranean Sea—not to mention the livelihoods of local fishermen and the diets of the region's populace—but having 21 countries to deal with makes it difficult to wrangle out an agreement that would give stocks a chance to recover, the... More »

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fish • fishing • Mediterranean Sea

Israelis Eye Building Islands

Israel approves plans for new international airport on artificial island

Aug 17, 07 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Israelis want to build artificial islands in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Tel Aviv, and put an international airport on one of them. It's been talked about, on and off, for more than a decade; the project has finally been deemed feasable by a planning committee. The panel’... More »

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Israel • environmentalism • tourism • ecotourism • airport • Tel Aviv • artificial islands • Ben Gurion • Mediterranean Sea • island

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