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Monday, December 12, 2022

The Dead Sea (Israel - Jordan) is Dying! Photo collection with captions (NPR.org)

 https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2022/12/11/1139524126/photos-dead-sea-water-level-dropping-sinkholes-erosion

The water level is dropping 4 feet each year

the main part of the lake is 950 feet deep (15% shallower and 1/3 of the

surface area measured 50 years ago (1972 survey))

as the lake recedes it changes the landscape in ways both

beautiful and ominous

SOLUTIONS have been proposed but no action taken

Difficulties include climate change + sinkholes and abandonment of

previous resorts and tourist locales

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