Dead Sea

Jul 12, 2016

The Dead Sea is drying out

Matt Bracken 0 Comment World Dead Sea, drought, Israel

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.

Sept. 14 Photo Brief: Giant vegetable lifting, mass floating in the Dead Sea

Sep 14, 2012

Sept. 14 Photo Brief: Giant vegetable lifting, mass floating in the Dead Sea

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief China, Dead Sea, Duchess of Cambridge, Emperor Maximilian I, England, Greenpeace, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Islam, Kate Middleton, Mexico, Pakistan, Polar bear, protest, shaolin kung fu, Shell, Syria, US Army, volcano, weightlifting, yoga

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A giant marrow wins all six classes in the giant vegetable competition, environmentalists hold a mass floating event in the Dead Sea and more in today’s daily brief.
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