Feature: What is the Dead Sea Transform? [Community Presentation]

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PRESENTER

Yazan Kopty

ORIGINAL CITY 

NYC

Original Date

November 20, 2016

DESCRIPTION

Running for 1000 KM up the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Taurus Mountains, the Dead Sea Transform is a system of seismic faults that marks the boundary between the African and Arabian tectonic plates. This afikra feature examines the natural history of this tectonic border, seeking to show how human history in the Levant has been nurtured, challenged and shaped by the region’s most important geological feature.

ABOUT THE AFIKRA COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS

Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.

SOURCES & FUTURE REFERENCES

• The Dead Sea Transform in Lebanon

• Anatomy of the Dead Sea Transform: Does It Reflect Continuous Changes in Plate Motion?

• Anatomy of the Dead Sea Transform From Lithospheric to Microscopic Scale

• Slip Rate on the Dead Sea Transform Fault in Northern Araba Valley (Jordan) | Geophysical Journal International

• Crustal Structure of the Dead Sea Transform | Geophysical Journal International

Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.

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