#euphrates — Public Fediverse posts

Late Miocene Euphrates River Drained Into A Partially Desiccated Eastern Mediterranean
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-01962-x <-- shared paper
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[the paleogeographic reconstruction is outstanding, including the strength and information conveyed so well in that figure, kudos!]
H/T @lina Jakaitė-Darkšė
“Although the Euphrates River - stretching ~3,000 km across Western Asia - has shaped the region’s geology for millions of years, the timing of its origin and the evolution of its course remain enigmatic. So far, two contrasting hypotheses have been proposed to explain the fluvial system’s Late Neogene path: termination in Anatolia at a palaeo-lake or the Mediterranean, or a southeastward continuation to Arabia. Here [they] use seismic-reflection and topographic data to show that two previously identified sedimentary accumulations - deposited during the terminal phase of the Late Miocene Messinian salinity crisis - resulted from dual riverine systems that drained into a partially desiccated eastern Mediterranean before avulsing toward the Persian Gulf and converging to form the modern Euphrates River. From probabilistic sediment-budget modelling, [they] show that although the latest Messinian drainage basins were an order of magnitude smaller than their present-day extents, the total palaeo-discharge exceeded that of the modern Tigris, Euphrates and Nile rivers combined, indicating intense palaeo-precipitation and high palaeo-relief. These results suggest that plate-margin deformation both controlled the fluvial avulsions that diverted the Euphrates River from the Anatolian–Eurasian Plate to the Arabian Plate, and established the conditions necessary for the development of the alluvial Fertile Crescent…”
#water #hydrology #hydrography #paleogeography #Euphrates #river #Miocene #reconstruction #spatialreconstruction #geology #change #erosion #MiddleEast #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Neogene #Anatolia #paleolake #Mediterranean #Arabia #Messinian #remotesensing #model #modeling #topography #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #PersianGulf #sediment #paleodischarge #volume #Tigris #elevation #platetectonics #structuralgeology #platemargin #fluvial #avulsion #FertileCrescent

Late Miocene Euphrates River Drained Into A Partially Desiccated Eastern Mediterranean
--
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-01962-x <-- shared paper
--
[the paleogeographic reconstruction is outstanding, including the strength and information conveyed so well in that figure, kudos!]
H/T @lina Jakaitė-Darkšė
“Although the Euphrates River - stretching ~3,000 km across Western Asia - has shaped the region’s geology for millions of years, the timing of its origin and the evolution of its course remain enigmatic. So far, two contrasting hypotheses have been proposed to explain the fluvial system’s Late Neogene path: termination in Anatolia at a palaeo-lake or the Mediterranean, or a southeastward continuation to Arabia. Here [they] use seismic-reflection and topographic data to show that two previously identified sedimentary accumulations - deposited during the terminal phase of the Late Miocene Messinian salinity crisis - resulted from dual riverine systems that drained into a partially desiccated eastern Mediterranean before avulsing toward the Persian Gulf and converging to form the modern Euphrates River. From probabilistic sediment-budget modelling, [they] show that although the latest Messinian drainage basins were an order of magnitude smaller than their present-day extents, the total palaeo-discharge exceeded that of the modern Tigris, Euphrates and Nile rivers combined, indicating intense palaeo-precipitation and high palaeo-relief. These results suggest that plate-margin deformation both controlled the fluvial avulsions that diverted the Euphrates River from the Anatolian–Eurasian Plate to the Arabian Plate, and established the conditions necessary for the development of the alluvial Fertile Crescent…”
#water #hydrology #hydrography #paleogeography #Euphrates #river #Miocene #reconstruction #spatialreconstruction #geology #change #erosion #MiddleEast #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Neogene #Anatolia #paleolake #Mediterranean #Arabia #Messinian #remotesensing #model #modeling #topography #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #PersianGulf #sediment #paleodischarge #volume #Tigris #elevation #platetectonics #structuralgeology #platemargin #fluvial #avulsion #FertileCrescent

Euphrates river floods homes and farmland in Syria

Syria’s Civil Defense worked to help families grappling with floods in the east of the country after the Euphrates river burst its banks. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #world #MiddleEast #Syria #environment #Euphrates #floods 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X: Follow Reuters on Instagram:

https://fllics.com/en/video/euphrates-river-floods-homes-and-farmland-in-syria/

Euphrates river floods homes and farmland in Syria

Syria’s Civil Defense worked to help families grappling with floods in the east of the country after the Euphrates river burst its banks. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #world #MiddleEast #Syria #environment #Euphrates #floods 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X: Follow Reuters on Instagram:

https://fllics.com/en/video/euphrates-river-floods-homes-and-farmland-in-syria/

Were Demons Really Discovered Beneath The #Euphrates? A Lovecraftian Nightmare by #MysteriousMiddleEast #yt #Mystery

https://youtu.be/34NOH84IIpc

I had posted this one two years ago, well… repost xD hahah

Were Demons Really Discovered Beneath The #Euphrates? A Lovecraftian Nightmare by #MysteriousMiddleEast #yt #Mystery

https://youtu.be/34NOH84IIpc

I had posted this one two years ago, well… repost xD hahah

The #Euphrates — central to Genesis and Revelation — is shrinking; scientists warn parts could dry by 2040, threatening millions and reviving apocalyptic readings of Revelation. Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/11/bible-hints-world-will-en#d-this-river-dries-happening-now-28321958/ 🌍💧 #Euphrates #ClimateCrisis #WaterSecurity

The #Euphrates — central to Genesis and Revelation — is shrinking; scientists warn parts could dry by 2040, threatening millions and reviving apocalyptic readings of Revelation. Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/11/bible-hints-world-will-en#d-this-river-dries-happening-now-28321958/ 🌍💧 #Euphrates #ClimateCrisis #WaterSecurity

@mondoweiss This is the #plan for an #imperial "Greater #Israel". It will stretch all the way from #Lebanon in the north down to the #Nile in the south, & from the eastern #Mediterranean to the #Euphrates. What will #western #countries, including the #USA, do - if anything - to stop this? Sweet nothing!

@mondoweiss This is the #plan for an #imperial "Greater #Israel". It will stretch all the way from #Lebanon in the north down to the #Nile in the south, & from the eastern #Mediterranean to the #Euphrates. What will #western #countries, including the #USA, do - if anything - to stop this? Sweet nothing!

Quân đội Syria tuyên bố kiểm soát Deir Hafer hoàn toàn sau khi SDF do người Kurd lãnh đạo rút về phía đông sông Euphrates. Khoảng 4.000 người sơ tán; an ninh được thiết lập. Tiếng Kurd được công nhận là ngôn ngữ quốc gia chính thức. #Syria #DeirHafer #SDF #Kurdish #Euphrates #TinTuc https://ift.tt/x8HfNVp

Euphrates River Becomes the Last Battle Line in Syria’s Civil War
A standoff between the Syrian government and SDF threatens to destabilize northeastern Syria

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/euphrates-river-becomes-the-last

from #DropSiteNews
C.P. Ward
Nov 16, 2025

The Euphrates, which runs for 700 miles across #Syria, has become a physical dividing line between two forces now contesting the future of the fragile country. The near bank is the limit of control by the Syrian government led from Damascus, while on the far bank are the positions of the #US-backed #SyrianDemocraticForces (#SDF). The SDF, a #Kurdish-led force that emerged during Syria’s civil war in opposition to the Bashar al-Assad regime, played a key role in the fight against the Islamic State. During the conflict, they captured large expanses of territory predominantly populated by Arabs on the far bank of the #Euphrates.

#news #politics #MiddleEast #WestAsia

Euphrates River Becomes the Last Battle Line in Syria’s Civil War
A standoff between the Syrian government and SDF threatens to destabilize northeastern Syria

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/euphrates-river-becomes-the-last

from #DropSiteNews
C.P. Ward
Nov 16, 2025

The Euphrates, which runs for 700 miles across #Syria, has become a physical dividing line between two forces now contesting the future of the fragile country. The near bank is the limit of control by the Syrian government led from Damascus, while on the far bank are the positions of the #US-backed #SyrianDemocraticForces (#SDF). The SDF, a #Kurdish-led force that emerged during Syria’s civil war in opposition to the Bashar al-Assad regime, played a key role in the fight against the Islamic State. During the conflict, they captured large expanses of territory predominantly populated by Arabs on the far bank of the #Euphrates.

#news #politics #MiddleEast #WestAsia

@bookstodon

The recent studies showed that there are a large number of natural and political events that happened within the last three decades in the area of the Tigris-Euphrates river system that for sure have done a great change to the environment of the two rivers and consequently changing the biological and non-biological resources of the two rivers.

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-57570-0

#books
#rivers
#Tigris
#Euphrates
#Springer

@bookstodon

The recent studies showed that there are a large number of natural and political events that happened within the last three decades in the area of the Tigris-Euphrates river system that for sure have done a great change to the environment of the two rivers and consequently changing the biological and non-biological resources of the two rivers.

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-57570-0

#books
#rivers
#Tigris
#Euphrates
#Springer

Are those Americans doing something good after all.

North Press: *U.S.-mediated ceasefire reached in Manbij*

https://npasyria.com/en/119602/

"Mazloum Abdi, Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (#SDF), announced early on Wednesday that a U.S.-mediated #ceasefire agreement has been reached in the city of #Manbij in northern #Syria.

Abdi stated on X platform that SDF fighters continue to resist the expanding attacks west of the #Euphrates, adding they have successfully negotiated a ceasefire agreement in Manbij through U.S. mediation to ensure the safety and security of civilians.

Manbij recently became the center of intense violence as Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), launched attacks from three fronts. …"

Are those Americans doing something good after all.

North Press: *U.S.-mediated ceasefire reached in Manbij*

https://npasyria.com/en/119602/

"Mazloum Abdi, Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (#SDF), announced early on Wednesday that a U.S.-mediated #ceasefire agreement has been reached in the city of #Manbij in northern #Syria.

Abdi stated on X platform that SDF fighters continue to resist the expanding attacks west of the #Euphrates, adding they have successfully negotiated a ceasefire agreement in Manbij through U.S. mediation to ensure the safety and security of civilians.

Manbij recently became the center of intense violence as Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), launched attacks from three fronts. …"

Rojava Information Center: *Update December 10 – Escalation in NES, Turkish/SNA assault threatens Kobane*

https://rojavainformationcenter.org/2024/12/update-escalation-in-nes

"Highlights

– At least 31 civilians killed in past 48 hours during #Turkey’s ongoing military offensive against Kurdish-led North and East #Syria

– Turkish-backed forces seek to advance across #Euphrates toward key Syrian Kurdish city Kobane

– Field executions of wounded individuals in a hospital by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) caught on camera, alongside other atrocities

Turkish and SNA offensive against North and East Syria (#Kobane + #Manbij)

-The #SNA advance has reached the #Qereqozak bridge and #Tishreen dam across the Euphrates, backed by repeated airstrikes by the Turkish Armed Forces, according to the #SDF and reporters on the ground

– Turkish-SNA advance has currently been halted at the Qereqozak bridge, with SDF sources reporting fierce fighting and ongoing clashes, with scores of deaths reported

– Advance is now threatened toward Kobane, Syrian Kurdish city which was the site of #ISIS’ first defeat in 2014 and the inception of the #USA’s partnership with Syrian Kurdish forces

– Turkey/SNA has reportedly taken control of Manbij, a multi-ethnic, Arab-majority city home to around 300,000 people …"

Rojava Information Center: *Update December 10 – Escalation in NES, Turkish/SNA assault threatens Kobane*

https://rojavainformationcenter.org/2024/12/update-escalation-in-nes

"Highlights

– At least 31 civilians killed in past 48 hours during #Turkey’s ongoing military offensive against Kurdish-led North and East #Syria

– Turkish-backed forces seek to advance across #Euphrates toward key Syrian Kurdish city Kobane

– Field executions of wounded individuals in a hospital by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) caught on camera, alongside other atrocities

Turkish and SNA offensive against North and East Syria (#Kobane + #Manbij)

-The #SNA advance has reached the #Qereqozak bridge and #Tishreen dam across the Euphrates, backed by repeated airstrikes by the Turkish Armed Forces, according to the #SDF and reporters on the ground

– Turkish-SNA advance has currently been halted at the Qereqozak bridge, with SDF sources reporting fierce fighting and ongoing clashes, with scores of deaths reported

– Advance is now threatened toward Kobane, Syrian Kurdish city which was the site of #ISIS’ first defeat in 2014 and the inception of the #USA’s partnership with Syrian Kurdish forces

– Turkey/SNA has reportedly taken control of Manbij, a multi-ethnic, Arab-majority city home to around 300,000 people …"

Meanwhile the Turkish supported #SNA and the Turkish Army are try to move across the #Euphrates. Here footage from airstrikes near the Qara Qozak bridge and on the #Kobane city-center. Nothing in the news (at least not here)! No US support!

ALL EYES ON #ROJAVA!

#Erdogan #Turkey #Syria

Meanwhile the Turkish supported #SNA and the Turkish Army are try to move across the #Euphrates. Here footage from airstrikes near the Qara Qozak bridge and on the #Kobane city-center. Nothing in the news (at least not here)! No US support!

ALL EYES ON #ROJAVA!

#Erdogan #Turkey #Syria

#Turkey #Syria #Iraq - The #Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up #ClmateChange @turkey @syria @iraq

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/conservation/issues/euphrates-river.htm

#Turkey #Syria #Iraq - The #Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up #ClmateChange @turkey @syria @iraq

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/conservation/issues/euphrates-river.htm

⬆️ According to #Hebrew Bible, God revealed himself to #Abraham (not Moses) & made a #covenant with him that his descendants would eventually inherit the Land of #Israel (territory between River of #Egypt and #Euphrates river).

#Bible also recounts departure of #Israelites from #slavery in #Egypt & their journey across the #RedSea, led by #Moses.

On reaching the #PromisedLand, sons of Israel formed tribes of ancient Israel.

On #Philistines, see ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111424310014514760

#FromTheRiverToTheSea

Today's Thing of Beauty: Crossing the #Euphrates in #Turkey with the #mountains reflected in the calm #water. 2014. #travel #photography Photo by me

"#Iraq is running out of #water. It is the fifth most vulnerable nation to the impact of #ClimateChange.

Water levels in the #Euphrates and #Tigris rivers have dropped by half.
And many Iraqis say #oil industry water use is just exacerbating the problem."

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/people-power/2023/9/20/iraqs-water-wars-part-1

"#Iraq is running out of #water. It is the fifth most vulnerable nation to the impact of #ClimateChange.

Water levels in the #Euphrates and #Tigris rivers have dropped by half.
And many Iraqis say #oil industry water use is just exacerbating the problem."

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/people-power/2023/9/20/iraqs-water-wars-part-1

America's War for Oil and the Great Mesopotamian #Dustbowl

"As Iraqi posts on social media now regularly observe in horror, at certain places, if you stand on the banks of those once mighty [#Tigris and #Euphrates], you can see through to their riverbeds. You can even, Iraqis report, ford them on foot in some spots, a previously unheard-of phenomenon."

#Iraq #ClimateChange
https://tomdispatch.com/iraqs-climate-crisis/

America's War for Oil and the Great Mesopotamian #Dustbowl

"As Iraqi posts on social media now regularly observe in horror, at certain places, if you stand on the banks of those once mighty [#Tigris and #Euphrates], you can see through to their riverbeds. You can even, Iraqis report, ford them on foot in some spots, a previously unheard-of phenomenon."

#Iraq #ClimateChange
https://tomdispatch.com/iraqs-climate-crisis/

Wow, that Euphrates moves around a lot.

#Euphrates #AppleMaps #Glitch

"Water levels in the #Tigris and #Euphrates rivers, which account for more than 90 per cent of #Iraq's freshwater reserves, have declined significantly over the years, partly as a result of the construction of #dams and diversion of #water upstream in Turkey and Iran." And now #ClimateChangeIsTheLastStraw

"Iraq has the world's fifth-largest proven #oil reserves but it also ranks fifth among countries most vulnerable to #CimateChange, according to the UN."

https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2023/05/06/iraq-appeals-for-urgent-international-help-as-water-crisis-worsens/

"Water levels in the #Tigris and #Euphrates rivers, which account for more than 90 per cent of #Iraq's freshwater reserves, have declined significantly over the years, partly as a result of the construction of #dams and diversion of #water upstream in Turkey and Iran." And now #ClimateChangeIsTheLastStraw

"Iraq has the world's fifth-largest proven #oil reserves but it also ranks fifth among countries most vulnerable to #CimateChange, according to the UN."

https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2023/05/06/iraq-appeals-for-urgent-international-help-as-water-crisis-worsens/