The Dead Sea Is Disappearing, But Could be Saved [Slide Show]

The surface of the Dead Sea, already 424 meters below sea level, is falling by a meter a year. Jordanians to the east, Israelis to the west, and Syrians and Lebanese to the north are pumping so much freshwater from the Jordan River that almost none reaches the sea any more.

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The Dead Sea Is Disappearing, But Could be Saved [Slide Show]