Sinkhole, Dead Sea. Photograph: © SAF – Coastal Care
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For millennia, the salty, mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea have drawn visitors and health pilgrims to its shores. But in recent years, gaping chasms have been opening up without warning along its banks, posing a threat to such visitors and tourism in general…
Read Full Article, LiveScience
Mid-East governments sign Red Sea-to-Dead Sea water deal, BBC News (12-09-2013)
Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority have signed a water sharing pact aimed at one day replenishing the rapidly drying Dead Sea…
Israel-Jordan water deal inked, but worries about Dead Sea remain, Haaretz
Can a Controversial Plan Save The Dead Sea? Yale E 360 (07-12-2012)
The Dead Sea, the lowest terrestrial point on the planet, is dropping at an alarming rate, falling more than 1 meter a year. The sinkholes along the the shores are among the most visible effects of the continuing slow “death” of the Dead Sea, which borders Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank.
A $10 billion proposal to pipe water north from the Red Sea is being opposed by conservationists, who cite alternatives that could help save one of the world’s great natural places…
