‘THE FUTURE OF THE DEAD SEA’
THE FUTURE OF THE DEAD SEA The future of the Dead Sea is a constant topic of conversation amongst the scientists, residents, government officials and visitors to the Dead Sea. 2.5 million years ago, the sea level was at 50–100 metres above the current sea level and flooded the valleys in the north connecting the […]
THE FUTURE OF THE DEAD SEA
The future of the Dead Sea is a constant topic of conversation amongst the scientists, residents, government officials and visitors to the Dead Sea. 2.5 million years ago, the sea level was at 50–100 metres above the current sea level and flooded the valleys in the north connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Jordan Rift Valley, which created the unusual shaped lake known today as the Dead Sea.
Dead Sea water levels have been dropping since 1960. So does this mean that the Dead Sea is truly dying. Throughout the years research has been carried out investigating the reasons for the drop, the impact of the drop on the environment and how to prevent the rate of the drop. The main reason for the drop, as is generally understood, is due to the diversion of the River Jordan. This, together with man’s interference in so many different ways, and the climate change the situation is becoming urgent and troubling with regard to solutions.
This month at the Dead Sea Research Institute at Masada, Professor Zohar Gvirtzman and Professor Nadav Lenski lectured at the “New Vision for the Future of the Dead Sea” conference, organized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Attended by Minister Mrs. Idit Silman the Professors presented new approaches regarding the issues facing the Dead Sea and its region. The following link to the lectures and their different proposals provides in depth information to this difficult but very worthy dilemma.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xep14Lv59yY&t=8586s
