The Middle East is headed towards a water shortage crisis, as NASA satellites show that reserves the size of the Dead Sea have been depleted in just seven years, largely due to well-drilling.
Newly-obtained results show that 144 cubic kilometres of freshwater – a volume nearly equivalent to that of the Dead Sea or Lake Tahoe – had been removed from the ground in the area that encompasses Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria between 2003 and 2009.… Read the rest of this article…
As you drive along the main road paralleling the Dead Sea, along with signs telling you how far you are from your destination – Masada, the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, or Eilat – are huge warning signs that read: “Danger – Sinkholes.”
Sounds ominous.… Read the rest of this article…
The plan, estimated to cost almost $10 billion, has raised concerns among environmentalists in both Jordan and Israel.
After almost a decade of arguments over the feasibility of a proposed pipeline between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, the World Bank released a series of reports over the weekend that declare the project feasible from an engineering, economic and environmental standpoint.… Read the rest of this article…
Higher level comes in the wake of a huge storm that pounded Israel in early January
A test conducted Wednesday revealed that the Dead Sea rose 10 centimeters since its last monthly measurement, the first recorded increase in volume for the iconic and endangered body of water in 10 years.… Read the rest of this article…
Project connecting the Red Sea to the Dead Sea would be an environmental disaster, according to green activists.
While there may be environmental and social impacts on the region, a trilateral plan to construct a 180-kilometer pipeline transporting water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea is feasible, a World Bank study has determined.… Read the rest of this article…
The Dead Sea has long been declining at the northern end, but it’s also rising at the southern end – a worrying phenomenon.
Peering out over the shoreline at Ein Bokek, the main Dead Sea hotel and resort district, Udi Zicherman can spot many locations where the rising water level of the renowned salt lake has taken an increasingly painful toll on local businesses in recent years.… Read the rest of this article…
The Dead Sea is shrinking — and at a record rate.
The Hydrological Service of Israel has recorded a staggering 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) drop in water levels over the last 12 months, and it is believed the Dead Sea’s shore has, in total, now retreated as much as a mile.… Read the rest of this article…
The Dead Sea is shrinking at a record rate, prompting calls for Israel and Jordan to stop fertilizer makers from siphoning so much of the water whose restorative powers have attracted visitors since biblical times.
The salty inland lake bordering the nations dropped a record 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) over the last 12 months because of industry use and evaporation, the Hydrological Service of Israel said.… Read the rest of this article…
