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Behind the Egyptian Concrete, 60 Million Tons Have Been Fertilising a Delta Since 1970 for 5,000 Years.

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Since the construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1970, sixty million tonnes of fertile silt have accumulated annually at the bottom of Lake Nasser instead of fertilizing the Nile Delta as for 5,000 years. The delta is getting poorer, the coasts are eroded and farmers have become dependent on chemical fertilizers. More
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Since the construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1970, sixty million tonnes of fertile silt have accumulated annually at the bottom of Lake Nasser instead of fertilizing the Nile Delta as for 5,000 years. The delta is getting poorer, the coasts are eroded and farmers have become dependent on chemical fertilizers. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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