The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on Earth's surface, with one of the world's ...

NOAA estimates that the water in the Dead Sea is five to nine times as briny as seawater. Salinity increases in the sea's deeper waters; at depths below 300 feet (100 m), ...

The Dead Sea is drying up, and dropping salt water levels mean there is more fresh water to eat away at the salt. “Sinkholes are caused by human irresponsibility,” he says.

Eerie salt formations pop up and grow across the turquoise sea, beautiful yet sad signs of continuous water evaporation. Photo by Noam Bedein/Dead Sea Revival Project “600 Olympic pools evaporate in ...

The drinking water resources on the eastern, Jordanian side of the Dead Sea could decline more severely as a result of climate change than those on the western, Israeli and Palestinian side. This ...

The viral social media hot spot has been called the largest outdoor mineral springs experience in the United States. I braved ...

The Dead Sea's water level is dropping nearly 4 feet a year. Less well known: Part of the lake is actually overflowing, threatening one of Israel's key tourism destinations.

All this salt has contributed to the myth that people cannot drown in the Dead Sea. It’s true that they can’t drown in the conventional way – slipping below the surface of the water.

It is known for its extreme salinity, as the water is about eight times saltier than average seawater. The Dead Sea depression is also Earth’s lowest spot on land at about 1,400 feet below sea ...

JERUSALEM — The Dead Sea has been rapidly disappearing for the past 50 years, one of the world’s natural wonders careening toward ecological collapse. In a rare display of regional ...

The Dead Sea is dying. Drinking water is scarce. Jordan faces a climate crisis . April 18, 2021 at 5:03 am Updated April 18, 2021 at 10:22 pm . By . Nabih Bulos. Los Angeles Times.