Climatic changes in the Levant and the possibility of their mitigation
Issar, A.S. (1990). Climatic changes in the Levant and the possibility of their mitigation, in: Paepe, R. et al. Greenhouse Effect, Sea Level and Drought. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Geohydrological Management of Sea Level and Mitigation of Drought, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (Spain), March 1-7, 1989. NATO ASI Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 325: pp. 565-574. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0701-0_35
In: Paepe, R. et al. (Ed.) (1990). Greenhouse Effect, Sea Level and Drought. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Geohydrological Management of Sea Level and Mitigation of Drought, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (Spain), March 1-7, 1989. Digitized reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1990. NATO ASI Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 325. Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-94-009-0701-0. xix, 718 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0701-0, more
In: NATO ASI Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences. D. Reidel: Dordrecht; Boston; Lancaster. ISSN 0258-2023, more
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Variations in the composition of oxygen 18 and carbon 13 in core samples taken from the Sea of Galilee and speleothems from caves in Northern Israel show that during historical times the region went through dry and wet periods. Each period lasted from decades to centuries. Similar changes can be expected in the future.In order to prepare for such changes so as not to entirely dependent upon the randomness of the climatic regime, it is recommended that use could be made of water from fossil aquifers together with desalinated seawater for domestic use, part of which could be reused as treated sewage water. These sources could be utilized in addition to conventional surface and groundwater systems. The long-term plan for utilization of these resources should be calculated according to the ratio between storage and long-term expected demand, not to mention economic issues forecast within the framework of future socio-economic scenarios |
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