Al-Monitor on MSN1 天
Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster' with no clear solution
An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel's flagship ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency1 年
A boat trip aimed at saving the Dead Sea also explores the marvels revealed by its evaporation
Several projects – planned within the Israeli government and between countries – to mitigate the Dead Sea’s evaporation have been launched, including a proposed plan to construct a canal to ...
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‘White smokers’ in the Dead Sea serve as nature’s sinkhole warning system: Study
The Dead Sea has been shrinking at an alarming rate, its surface dropping by approximately one meter annually for the past 50 years. This decline, driven by intense evaporation and reduced ...
Natural History Museum%2c London1 年
Why is the sea salty?
such as in the Red Sea. Isolated bodies of water can also become extra salty, or hypersaline, through evaporation. The Dead Sea in the Middle East is an example of this. The high salt content ...