Red Sea
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| Area | 438000 |
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| Max. width | 355 km (221 mi) |
| Max. depth | 3,040 m (9,970 ft) |
| Max. length | 2,250 km (1,400 mi) |
| Islands | Tiran Island |
| Jabal al-Tair Island | |
| Perim | |
| Rocky Island | |
| Hanish Islands | |
| Did you know | Approximately 40% of the Red Sea is quite shallow (under 100 m/330 ft), and about 25% is under 50 meters (164 feet) deep. |
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| ID | 809258 |
About Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To the north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez. The Red Sea is a Global 200 ecoregion.
US warship downs drones fired from Houthi-held Yemen in Red Sea
...A US warship engaged and shot down three drones after three commercial vessels came under attack in the Red Sea, US Central Command has said...
Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf
... A US destroyer in the Red Sea has already intercepted missiles and drones - reported to have been launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen...
Japan condemns Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack of cargo ship in Red Sea
...By Emily McGarveyBBC NewsJapan s government has strongly condemned the hijacking of a Japanese-operated cargo ship in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels...
Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack cargo ship in Red Sea
...Yemen s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels say they have seized an Israeli cargo ship in the Red Sea...
Sudan conflict: ‘Our lives have become a piece of hell'
... " Even those who escaped from Khartoum to the relative safety of Port Sudan, on the Red Sea coast, are often struggling to survive...
Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery
... Washington s strategic alliance with the oil-rich Gulf Arab states dates back to 1945 and a wartime meeting on a US warship in the Red Sea between President Roosevelt and the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz...
Rumbling Middle East fault lines make this Israel-Gaza war different
... They have all been brought down, so far, by Israel s air defences or by US Navy warships in the Red Sea...
Iran-backed Yemeni rebels shoot down US drone
... This includes troops being stationed onboard military vessels in the Red Sea, which lies between Yemen and Israel...
Amazon in row over plastic packaging
The US retail giant Amazon has been criticised by customers for increasing its use of plastic packaging.
While UK supermarkets and shops try to use less plastic, Amazon earlier this year introduced a new range of padded plastic envelopes for deliveries.
One fed-up customer told the BBC: "Amazon shouldn't be creating more plastic waste. "
Amazon said its SmartPac envelopes are recyclable and that it is "working to improve" its packaging options".
"Over The Past 10 years, our sustainable packaging initiatives have eliminated More Than 244,000 tons of packaging materials, avoiding 500 million shipping boxes," an Amazon spokesperson said.
"SmartPac mailers are kerbside recyclable in some cities, and in all store drop-off locations. "
Recyclable plasticConcern is growing about the amount of plastic waste that ends up in our oceans, harming marine life.
But Amazon said it urged customers to recycle its plastic envelopes, along with its Prime Now plastic bags.
If your local council doesn't take them through its normal kerbside pick-ups, you can see where you can recycle plastic bags locally at the website.
Alex, who works in Higher Education and did not want to share her surname, said Amazon "has a duty to act and set The Standard for others".
"I haven't been buying from Amazon because of the way they treat their workers, and really this is The Last straw," she told the BBC.
"Now that Greenpeace has found that microplastics and hazardous chemicals have reached Antarctica, this should be a stark warning to all of us that this is no time to be complacent. "
A Plastic Bag along a Coral Reef off the coast of the Red SeaAndy Taylor , a retail manager from Leighton Buzzard , also said that he was upset about Amazon using more plastic packaging. "I've had a few of these deliveries recently," he told the BBC.
"They almost seem to be completely blind to The Shift to more ecologically sound practices generally by business. "
Is there a sound reason for opting for plastic rather than paper envelopes? Not according to the Confederation of Paper Industries.
A spokesperson for the CPI said: "Not only is paper and cardboard a uniquely renewable, recyclable and re-usable resource, it's also strong and flexible enough to keep goods safe while in transit Making It the perfect packaging material.
"Many supermarkets, shops on The High street and online retailers have been making the switch from plastic to cardboard for their packaging recently and it's a trend we would like to see continue. "
Alex wants Amazon to rethink its plans. She Said : "Even if the plastic is recyclable I Am not confident that it all gets recycled, so where does it end up?
"Also Amazon 's move places the onus on the customer. I don't believe creating plastic packaging And Then expecting consumers to recycle it is The Answer . "
personal finance, amazon, plastic pollution, plastic
Source of news: bbc.com
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