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Herbertiidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): a family previously unrecorded in the Middle East [PDF]
During a faunistic study of mangrove habitats conducted between 2015–2019 along the Makran coast (southeastern Iran), we collected specimens initially classified under the former Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea).
Hossein Lotfalizadeh +2 more
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THE 326 BC EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN THE NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA - IMPACT ON THE FLEET OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT [PDF]
Ancient Greek and Indian texts support that destructive sea waves along the Makran coast in the northern Arabian Sea were responsible for the partial destruction of Alexander the Great’s fleet in 326 BC.
George Pararas-Carayannis
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Members of the pantropical/subtropical genus Bathygobius are small and common gobies in sheltered and exposed shallow rocky or sandy shorelines, reef crests, mangroves, seagrass beds, rock jetties and seawalls in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions ...
Reza Sadeghi, Hamid Reza Esmaeili
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This paper investigates the deterministic tsunami hazard scenarios to assess the potential impact on the Qurayyat coast, northeast Oman. It assesses the maximum tsunami hazard characteristics with a focus on the zoning of tsunami hazard related to the ...
Zaid Al-Habsi +7 more
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An integrated tsunami inundation and risk analysis at the Makran Coast, Pakistan
Abstract. The coastal cities and areas of Gwadar and Pasni in Pakistan, being highly vulnerable to tsunamis, are investigated for inundation and risk analysis. For modelling, both dynamic and static approaches are used for better understanding and for their comparative analysis.
Rashid Haider +3 more
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The west coast of India is affected by tsunamigenic earthquake along the Makran subduction zone. On 28 November 1945 at 21:56 coordinated universal time (UTC), a massive Makran earthquake (M8.0) generated a destructive tsunami that propagated across the ...
V. M. Patel, M. B. Dholakia, A. P. Singh
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The present study provides the first comprehensive morphological and taxonomic account of Salmacis bicolor L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 from Pakistan, based on recently collected specimens from the intertidal rocky shore of Manbar Island along ...
Quratulan Ahmed +3 more
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Pleistocene Coastal Evolution in the Makran Subduction Zone
Along the coast of the Makran subduction zone (SE Iran and SW Pakistan), active uplift combined with efficient erosion and vigorous sediment transport have led to marine terraces with unique morphology and sedimentology.
Raphaël Normand +2 more
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On the Role of Sea Surface Temperature in the 16 April 2024 Rainstorm Over the United Arab Emirates
Abstract This study examines how anomalously high sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Arabian Sea and surrounding gulfs contributed to the record‐breaking rainfall (250 mm day−1 ${\text{day}}^{-1}$) over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 16 April 2024, with the greatest impacts in Dubai, Al‐Ain, and Abu Dhabi.
Basit Khan +4 more
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Cenozoic Evolution of the North‐Eastern Mediterranean Basins
Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean lies at the junction of the African, Arabian, and Eurasian plates, a region shaped by a long and complex tectonic history. While the Levant Basin in the southern sector has been extensively studied for hydrocarbon exploration, the northern domain offshore Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon remains less understood.
Nicolò Bertone +6 more
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