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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Nada Farhoud

Egypt's pyramids among famous archaeological sites that could be lost to climate change

Egypt's famous archaeological sites, including the pyramids and Sphinx, could disappear in 100 years as a result of climate change, experts have warned.

Extreme weather and rising sea levels threaten the country’s fragile historic site, with the ancient temples of Luxor and a Roman amphitheatre near the Mediterranean also at risk.

Low-lying areas of Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city, founded in 331BC by Alexander the Great, are expected to be under water in as little as 30 years’ time.

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