Slow death of the Dead Sea: Levels of salt water are dropping by one metre every year

The Dead Sea has attracted visitors for thousands of years who come to float in its salty waters and reap its reported health benefits.

But the attraction's days could be numbered after experts discovered the sea's water level is dropping by an average of one metre every year.

The drop in levels is thought to have been caused by more water flowing out of the sea than into it from the Jordan River.


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