European drought unearths sunken Nazi warships, ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ By Marina Lopes and 1,200-Year-Old Splendid Rural Estate Discovered in Negev Bedouin City By David Israel and This Smelly Sign Could Mean Your Cholesterol Level Is High
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1,200-Year-Old Splendid Rural Estate Discovered in Negev Bedouin City By David Israel
One of the worst droughts on record in Europe has parched the continent's major waterways, revealing relics such as a long-submerged village and World War II-era battleships.
This week, low water levels on the Serbian section of the Danube River exposed a graveyard of sunken German warships filled with explosives and ammunition. The vessels, which emerged near the port town of Prahovo, were part of a Nazi Black Sea fleet that sank in 1944 while fleeing Soviet forces. More ships are expected to be found lodged in the river's sandbanks, loaded with unexploded ordnance.
A junior Serbian transport minister told local media there were about 10,000 explosive devices in the water.
Other ruins have also emerged around Europe as waters recede in the drought. In July, a Roman bridge built during the first century B.C. was uncovered in the Tiber River, and in August, a village that had been deliberately flooded in 1963 to build a dam appeared from the Belesar reservoir in Spain.
The village is one of several sites submerged under reservoirs in Spain. A ghost town that had been flooded to build a dam on Spain's border with Portugal emerged in February, revealing houses with windows and walls still intact.
The drought has threatened shipping routes, food supply and electricity in Europe this summer. European Union researchers said earlier this month that nearly half of the continent is under "warning" conditions, which connote a severe drought and a major soil moisture deficit, The Washington Post has reported.
This is not the first time most of the sites and relics have poked out of the water. The Nazi ships, for instance, also made an appearance during a 2003 heat wave. But the severity of this year's drought has made the waterways particularly difficult to navigate, as the sunken boats pose a danger to fishing and shipping vessels that have to skirt the hulks to get by. Ships now have to squeeze through a 110-yard stretch of the Danube, nearly half the available waterway to which they once had access, according to Reuters.
Officials estimate it will cost $30 million to remove more than 20 ships, ammunition and explosives, the newswire reported.
But the dry conditions have also given archaeologists and researchers a rare glimpse into the past and contact with ruins that are normally difficult to access.
Earlier this week, the unrelenting heat wave that left the Iberian Peninsula drier than any time in the last 1,200 years also exposed dozens of prehistoric stones in a reservoir in central Spain.
The drought drained the reservoir to a fraction of its capacity, the Spanish government said, granting archaeologists access to the Dolmen of Guadalperal, believed to be from 5000 B.C. Known as the "Spanish Stonehenge," in a reference to the prehistoric monument built in what is now England, the stones were first uncovered in the 1920s. The area where they stood was flooded in the 1960s to build a dam, and they have been fully visible only a handful of times since, according to the NASA Earth Observatory.
This Smelly Sign Could Mean Your Cholesterol Level Is High
High cholesterol is one of the top risk factors for heart diseases, including heart attacks and strokes. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that high cholesterol contributes to 2.6 million deaths every year. Some of the leading factors that increase 'bad' cholesterol levels in the body include obesity, poor diet, physical inactivity, smoking, and alcohol consumption. High cholesterol is often considered an 'invisible killer,' as it typically doesn't manifest itself through symptoms, making it difficult to detect. New research, however, indicates that some bodily changes can be a warning sign that your cholesterol levels are too high. A leading cardiologist warns that it might lead to a condition that can cause smelly secretions. Related: Reduce Your Cholesterol Quickly with These 11 Tips The tell-tale sign of high cholesterol High cholesterol is a fatty substance that can build up in your blood. Consistently high cholesterol levels can cause serious complications and increase your risk of heart problems and strokes. Doctor Sami Firoozi, a consultant cardiologist at the Harley Street Clinic, part of HCA Healthcare UK, warns that the most obvious signs of high cholesterol follow on from peripheral artery disease (PAD), wherein an accumulation of fatty deposits made from cholesterol and other waste substances block the arteries and restrict blood supply to leg muscles. PAD is usually a sign of fatty deposit build-up in the arteries. Firoozi says that a tell-tale sign of PAD can cause "smelly pus" to develop on your toes and lower limbs. Like "Although PAD is not immediately life-threatening, the process of atherosclerosis that causes it can sometimes lead to serious and fatal problems, such as critical limb ischemia which occurs if the blood flow to the legs becomes severely restricted," Firoozi was quoted as saying. According to the UK's National Health Services (NHS), critical limb ischemia is an "extremely serious" complication that can be "challenging to treat." Firoozi explains that during this condition, the skin on your toes or lower limbs becomes cold and numb. Next, they turn red and then black, and/or begin to swell and produce smelly pus. This can eventually lead to gangrene. This complication can cause severe pain and needs to be addressed at the earliest. In some cases, high cholesterol can also give red flags earlier on in the process. Sometimes, cholesterol can deposit around the eyes to form fatty, yellowish lumps. While they are usually harmless, these deposits sometimes indicate a serious underlying issue. having trouble playing this movie? click here Other warning signs of PAD may include: Severe pain or numbness in the feet even when you are resting. Thickening of the toenails. Open sores on your feet and legs that do not heal. Diminished pulse in the legs or feet. Skin turning shiny, smooth, pale, and dry. Loss of muscle mass in your legs. Pain when using the arms. Coldness in the legs or feet. The most reliable way of determining your levels is through a blood test. If you experience any of these symptoms, contact your general physician immediately. Your doctor may recommend some tests and medications depending on your age, weight, and other underlying conditions. Related: 8 Bad Eating Habits that Increase Your Cholesterol! How to lower cholesterol Like The good news is that there's plenty you can do to get your cholesterol levels to drop. If your test results show a small rise in cholesterol levels, you can start making immediate lifestyle changes to help lower them. For healthy cholesterol and good heart health, the NHS says it's important to: Cut down on fatty foods such as meat, sausages, butter, cakes, and biscuits, and foods that contain coconut oil or palm oil. Try to eat more high-fiber foods, oily fish, brown rice, nuts and seeds, and fruits and vegetables. Be more physically active for at least 30 minutes 5 days a week. Cut down on alcohol and stop smoking. Our article on Foods That Help to Cleanse Arteries will provide you with some more information. At times, changing your lifestyle may not be enough. Your doctor may then instruct you to take medication to prevent further problems. As we already mentioned, high cholesterol is often dubbed "the silent killer." Therefore, it is imperative to get tested for it so steps can be taken to lower levels.
