Current sectionScience & HealthNature & EnvironmentThe Dead Sea's water level has been receding since the 1960s at an average rate of more than one meter a year. According to the Israeli state comptroller's report, the government missed a 2020 deadline to tackle the issueShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeZafrir Rinat07:27 PM • June 30 2026 IDTThe Israeli government has yet to formulate a policy to address the consequences of the Dead Sea's receding water level, despite having been expected to do so by 2020, according to a follow-up report published Tuesday by the State Comptroller.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel ChemicalsIsrael tourismDead SeaIsrael water Environment & NatureCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackZohran MamdaniWest BankGianni InfantinoHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli Government Failed to Act on Dead Sea Receding Water Level, Report SaysPoll: Most Opposition Voters Support Coalition Role for Arab PartiesKnesset Advances Bill Giving Jewish Religious Studies Special StatusEisenkot, What Will You Do About Settler Terror?Shin Bet Moves to Recruit Anti-government Activists Citing 'De-escalation' PushRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village