nile, Tag

Now I do understand that one flood does not a cycle make, but the news immediately made me think of the NASA report of 2007 that found a link between the Nile water level and solar activity:

Volcano eruptions could have helped precipitate unrest in ancient Egypt, according to a new study. An international team of researchers led by Joseph Manning of Yale University discovered volcanic eruptions in northern latitudes...

The Nile River, the longest in the world at 4,258 miles (6,853km), is shrinking in the face of several harsh environmental challenges. An exploding human population and continued exploitation of communities and natural resources...