Coastal erosion from rising sea levels has led to the collapse of 280 buildings across Alexandria, Egypt, over the past two ...

Thirty years after its discovery, pieces of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which stood watch long ago in the harbors of ancient Egypt, are being pulled from the depths of the Mediterranean.

After centuries beneath the waves, 22 massive stone blocks from the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered from ...

Ancient Egyptian City of Alexandria Is Crumbling Into the Sea—And It’s Happening Faster Than Expected. In the historic coastal districts of Alexandria, buildings are sinking as rising ...

Only when the city’s fortunes revived in the early 1990s and Alexandria began sprouting new office and apartment buildings did archaeologists realize how much of the ancient city lay ...

Between 2014 and 2020 alone, 86 buildings completely crumbled, and 201 partially collapsed across the 2,300-year-old city.

Coastal erosion threatens ancient city, and many others Date: February 20, 2025 Source: University of Southern California Summary: Research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers ...

In the historic coastal districts of Alexandria, buildings are sinking as rising groundwater seeps ... Coastal erosion threatens this ancient city — and others much closer to home. University of ...