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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israel-s-water-situation-has-its-ups-and-downs.premium-1.467886
The Dead Sea Is Sinking Fast
(Ha'aretz) Zafrir Rinat - Over the last year the level of the Dead Sea has gone down by 1.5 meters (over 4.5 feet), the sharpest decline in its recorded history. Dams built by Israel, Jordan and Syria have cut off all the sea's main water sources. The sea today is almost 30 meters lower than it was 30 years ago. Israel and Jordan, with the cooperation of the World Bank, are working on a plan to save the Dead Sea by replenishing it with water from the Red Sea. But even if the project comes to fruition, its effects won't be felt for many years.