The Dead Sea is drying out
Experts have warned that the Dead Sea, the lowest and saltiest body of water in the world, is on course to dry out by 2050, with the emergence of sinkholes forcing the closure of roads and beaches, as well as damaging agriculture.
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- A general view shows umbrellas on a beach on the shore of the Dead Sea after it was abandoned following the appearance of sinkholes in Ein Gedi tourist resort in Israel on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows sinkholes in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Ein Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows sinkholes in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Ein Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows a large frame for visitors to take pictures at “the lowest place in the world” at a beach on the shore of the Dead Sea after is was abandoned following the appearance of sinkholes in the tourist resort of Mineral in the West Bank on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows a beach on the shore of the Dead Sea after it was abandoned following the appearance of sinkholes in Ein Gedi tourist resort in Israel on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view taken from Israel shows the Dead Sea with the Jordanian mountains in the background on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows a poster warning visitors of sinkholes in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Ein Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows building that collapsed into sinkholes in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Mineral on the shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows a sinkhole in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Ein Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows sinkholes in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Ein Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows sinkholes in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Ein Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows building that collapsed into sinkholes in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Mineral on the shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows derelict umbrellas on a beach on the shore of the Dead Sea after it was abandoned following the appearance of sinkholes in the tourist resort of Mineral in the West Bank on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows sinkholes in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Ein Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A general view shows sinkholes in Israel’s abandoned tourist resort of Ein Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea on July 11, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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