The Dead Sea, a unique body of water marked by mineral-rich, unusually salty water - nearly 10 times saltier than the world's oceans - is dying. Its water level is dropping by roughly one metre each year.
Israel, Jordan, and the occupied West Bank all border the Dead Sea, and have taken steps to deal with its disappearance. According to Bromberg, the two main reasons for the dropping water level are mineral extraction by Israeli and Jordanian companies in the artificially shallow southern basin, and the fact that 95 percent of the Jordan River - the Dead Sea's main source of replenishing water - is being diverted.
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Israel & the Palestinian Territories - The Dead Sea (Chapter)
Coverage includes: Ein Gedi & around, Qumran National Park, Ein Fesh-kha (Einot Tsukim), Metzukei Dragot, Wadi Daraja, Mineral Beach, Masada, Ein Bokek, Sodom, and Neot HaKikar.
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Jordan - Dead Sea Highway (Chapter)
Coverage includes: Dead Sea, Herodus (Zara) Spring, Dead Sea Pano-ramic Complex, Hammamat Ma’in, Mujib Biosphere Reserve, Lisan Peninsula, Lot’s Cave and Wadi Araba.
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Israel, Jordan, and the occupied West Bank all border the Dead Sea, and have taken steps to deal with its disappearance. According to Bromberg, the two main reasons for the dropping water level are mineral extraction by Israeli and Jordanian companies in the artificially shallow southern basin, and the fact that 95 percent of the Jordan River - the Dead Sea's main source of replenishing water - is being diverted.
Visit the Dead Sea before it disappears.
Israel & the Palestinian Territories - The Dead Sea (Chapter)
Coverage includes: Ein Gedi & around, Qumran National Park, Ein Fesh-kha (Einot Tsukim), Metzukei Dragot, Wadi Daraja, Mineral Beach, Masada, Ein Bokek, Sodom, and Neot HaKikar.
Jordan - Dead Sea Highway (Chapter)
Coverage includes: Dead Sea, Herodus (Zara) Spring, Dead Sea Pano-ramic Complex, Hammamat Ma’in, Mujib Biosphere Reserve, Lisan Peninsula, Lot’s Cave and Wadi Araba.
Don’t forget the offer of 3 for 2 across all formats
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