![]() ![]() Source: Satellite imagery, videos and photos The analysis shows that Israel has continued to strike southern Gaza even as it has renewed warnings for civilians to move there from the north. Israeli strikes also hit near Al Quds Hospital in Gaza City, where thousands were seeking refuge. 25, the Israeli military’s aerial bombardment has damaged many homes and residential buildings, as well as commercial buildings, in northern Gaza. Throughout Gaza, about 14 percent of buildings appear to be damaged or destroyed. Wide swaths of Gaza City and the surrounding area have been damaged, with the greatest damage concentrated north of the city, according to the assessment, which identified individual building footprints that were likely damaged based on an analysis of satellite imagery. The analysis includes damage from the beginning of the war until Sunday, before a strike hit a densely populated residential area in Jabaliya on Tuesday. Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 8,000 people, according to Gazan health officials.īetween 38,200 and 44,500 buildings throughout the Gaza Strip are estimated to have been damaged or destroyed since the beginning of the war, according to the analysis, by two researchers, Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University and Corey Scher of CUNY Graduate Center. While only an estimate, the spatial analysis indicates the enormous destructiveness of Israel’s bombing campaign, which has become one of the most intense of the 21st century. In a addition to this is an inadequate supply of potable water.Sources: Damage analysis of Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite data by Corey Scher of CUNY Graduate Center and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University satellite image from Copernicus Concerning the water is pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes. Some issues regarding the land include deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, and desertification. Syria Environmental Issues: Environmental issues for Syria relate mostly to the land and water. ![]() Syria Natural Hazards: Syria has some natural hazards such as sandstorms and dust storms. A variety of other natural resources include petroleum, phosphates, asphalt, rock salt, marble, and hydropower. Syria Natural Resources: Syria's mineral resources include gypsum and chrome, iron, and manganese ores. Syria Locations: Al Furat (Euphrates River), Balikh River, Buhayrat al Asad, Khabur River, Mediterranean Sea and Sabkhat al Burghuth. ![]() Syria Cities: Abu Kamal, Al Bab, Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Al Mayadin, Al Qamishi, Al Qaryatayn, Al Qusayr, Al Qutayfah, Aleppo, An Nabk, Ar Raqqah, Ar Rastan, Az Zabadani, Dar'a, As Suwayda, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq (Damascus), Duma, Halab (Aleppo), Hamah (Hamath), Hims (Homs), Idib, Jablah, Manbij, Reyhanli, Salamiyah and Tadmur. Major lakes, rivers,cities, roads, country boundaries, coastlines and surrounding islands are all shown on the map. It is a large political map of Asia that also shows many of the continent's physical features in color or shaded relief. Syria On a Large Wall Map of Asia:If you are interested in Syria and the geography of Asia our large laminated map of Asia might be just what you need.
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