The Dead Sea, located at the junction of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories, is shrinking at an alarming rate. Over the past five decades, its surface area has contracted by nearly one-third, with water levels dropping about four feet annually. The decline has caused thousands of sinkholes to form along the coast, forcing the closure of popular resorts such as Ein Gedi and threatening local tourism and businesses.
Experts attribute the crisis to water diversion from the Jordan River and industrial mineral extraction. The river, which once supplied 1.3 billion cubic meters of water annually, now contributes only about 100 million. Since the late 1970s, the Dead Sea has split into two basins, with the southern part maintained artificially for industrial evaporation ponds. Companies from Israel and Jordan pump water from the northern basin to extract potash and magnesium.
Efforts to save the Dead Sea have stalled due to political disputes, high costs, and lack of regional cooperation. A 2013 plan to pipe water from the Red Sea remains suspended over environmental and financial concerns. Environmental groups urge focusing on stabilizing the decline rather than full restoration.
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