As humans deplete its water source and climate change accelerates, the Dead Sea is drying up, leaving salt formations and sinkholes in its wake.
The Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, is shrinking by about 4 feet each year due to water diversions, mineral extraction and the impacts of climate change.
As water levels drop, more than 6,000 sinkholes have opened around the Dead Sea, closing beaches and threatening businesses.
Multiple plans exist to save the sea, but high costs and regional political tensions have stalled action for years.
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The Dead Sea —
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