Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Animal tracks are evident in the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem endangered by construction plans and erosion.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Animal tracks are evident in the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem endangered by construction plans and erosion.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. A motorcyclist rides on Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Seagulls enjoy Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Animal tracks are evident in the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem endangered by construction plans and erosion.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Boats dock in the Blue Marina in Ashdod. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. A tsunami evacuation route sign stands on Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Animal tracks are evident in the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem endangered by construction plans and erosion.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Animal tracks are evident in the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem endangered by construction plans and erosion.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Kite surfers enjoy a sunny winter day on Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Construction plans endanger the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem, and dozens of animal species.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Animal tracks cross vehicle tracks in the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem endangered by construction plans and erosion.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Kite surfers enjoy a sunny winter day on Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. A snail rests on shrubbery in the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem. Construction plans, SUVs and off road vehicles endanger the sand dunes and dozens of animal species.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Boats dock in the Blue Marina in Ashdod. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Kite surfers enjoy a sunny winter day on Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. SUVs and off road vehicles endanger the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem, and dozens of animal species.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. A supermarket trolley abandoned in the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem, endangered by construction plans and erosion.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Kite surfers enjoy a sunny winter day on Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. A snail rests on shrubbery in the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem. Construction plans, SUVs and off road vehicles endanger the sand dunes and dozens of animal species.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Kite surfers enjoy a sunny winter day on Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Seagulls enjoy Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Construction plans endanger the Ashdod sand dunes, a psammosere ecosystem, and dozens of animal species.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. Kite surfers enjoy a sunny winter day on Ashdod's Mediterranean beach. The city is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to a power plant, oil refinery, one of the country's busiest ports and tens of thousands of gallons of sewage that flows daily from Gaza into the Mediterranean.

Environmental Challenges in Ashdod, Israel

Ashdod, Israel. 2nd January, 2017. A chimney emits thick smoke in Ashdod's northern industrial zone. Ashdod, one of the cities with the worst air pollution in the country, according to reports by the Environmental Protection Ministry, is struggling to monitor and correct damage due to carcinogens emissions by a power plant and oil refineries.