The Dead Sea's water levels are dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here's why a disaster is unfolding at the Middle East's iconic salt lake.
Visitors, including Dead Sea researcher Yael Kiro from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science , examine salt formations on the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel on Nov. 5.Visitors, including Dead Sea researcher Yael Kiro from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science , examine salt formations on the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel on Nov. 5.
a source of rich minerals used by the ancient Egyptians for mummification, and fabled to be the biblical site of Sodom and Gomorrah. Gregory, a recent immigrant from Russia, floats in the Dead Sea at a beach connected to an Israeli hotel resort on Nov. 10. The water of the lake is so full of salt that bathers float right to the top.Gregory, a recent immigrant from Russia, floats in the Dead Sea at a beach connected to an Israeli hotel resort on Nov. 10. The water of the lake is so full of salt that bathers float right to the top.Tourists bathe in the Dead Sea near an Israeli hotel resort on Nov. 10.
"You've seen a living disaster in front of your eyes," says Jake Ben Zaken, an Israeli who says he operates the only passenger boats on the Dead Sea.A view of the Dead Sea's receding shoreline on Nov. 5. The water level is dropping close to 4 feet every year. The main part of the lake is now around 950 feet deep — about 15% shallower, and a third of the surface area, compared to its shape half a century ago.A view of the Dead Sea's receding shoreline on Nov. 5.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Teases Big Trouble For Negan In TWD: Dead CityJeffrey Dean Morgan reveals that Negan and his 'punchable' personality will get him into big trouble in the upcoming TheWalkingDead: Dead City spinoff: 'Negan is a bit of a screwup.'
Read more »
Crash on I-20 involving 4 big rigs and a car leaves 1 dead, 3 injuredA multivehicle crash in Palo Pinto County left one person dead and three others injured on Friday, officials said this morning.
Read more »
California sea lions are frequently shot in violation of federal protectionsSea lions and other marine mammals are federally protected, and shooting a sea lion violates federal law.
Read more »
Sea urchin sperm is surprisingly useful to robotics expertsEngineers are using the method by which sea urchin sperm find an egg in the ocean as inspiration for target-seeking miniature robots.
Read more »
Advocacy group says mutilated sea turtle was found in Atlantic BeachThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is investigating after a sea turtle was found mutilated in Atlantic Beach.
Read more »