The Effect of Climatic Changes on the Coastal Sandy Strip Extending from Gamasa in the West to Ras El Bar in the East, Northeastern Nile Delta, Egypt

The northeastern coastal sandy strip of the Nile Delta extending between Gamasa in the west and Ras El Bar in the east consists of sandy plains, interspersed with scattered, incoherent sand dunes, with a limited extension, between which there are low interlocking and branching gaps, the level of which ranges from zero to 5 meters and a maximum of 25.0 meters southwest of the port of Damietta below sea level, with the exception of the area east of Damietta Port, where the chain of southern dunes extends northward to surround the Port from the east and southwest, as well as the area bordering the new city of Damietta from the east.This coastal strip, which is about 27.5 km long and ranges from 3 km to 4.8 km in width, is subject to the threat of partial sea water intrusion, or partial submersion of subsurface water in the event of a one meter rise in sea level because about 25 of the total area of this strip does not exceed one meter above sea level. This strip is characterized by a wide human, demographic, tourism and industrial activity. The new city of Damietta, the port of Damietta, and the city of Rasal Bar are located on it. In view of its tourism importance and its different topography, in this research we explain the different coastal areas of this strip to know which are more threatened than others and the nature of the threat as a result of the increase in sea level as a direct impact of the climate changes that the world is witnessing during this century. Khaled Abdel-Kader Ouda "The Effect of Climatic Changes on the Coastal Sandy Strip Extending from Gamasa in the West to Ras El Bar in the East, Northeastern Nile Delta, Egypt" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-1 , February 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52698.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/geology/52698/the-effect-of-climatic-changes-on-the-coastal-sandy-strip-extending-from-gamasa-in-the-west-to-ras-el-bar-in-the-east-northeastern-nile-delta-egypt/khaled-abdelkader-ouda