Giant sinkholes appear around drying Dead Sea.
Will it be eaten by these massive cavities?
There are now over 3,000 sinkholes around
the Dead Sea on the Israeli side.
This compares to 40 in 1990, with the
first sinkhole appearing in the 1980s.
Huge cavities are forming around
the drying Dead Sea.
Here an aerial view of sinkholes near
Kibbutz Ein Gedi in Israel 2011.
Photo by Menahem Kahana.
The Dead Sea is drying up at an
incredible rate leaving huge chasms
of empty space in its wake.
These chasms appear in the form
of large devastating sinkholes and
are increasing in number throughout
the region.
Experts claim they are now forming
at a rate of nearly one a day, but have
no way of knowing when or how they
will show up.
A close-up photo of these massive chiasms
opening up around the drying Dead Sea.
Photo: Foeme
Estimates by Moment magazine suggest that
on the Israeli side alone, there are now over
3,000 sinkholes around the Dead Sea.
This compares to just 40 counted in 1990
with the first sinkhole appearing in the 1980s.
Aerial Footage Of Israel: Dead Sea Sinkholes.
Will it be eaten by these massive cavities?
There are now over 3,000 sinkholes around
the Dead Sea on the Israeli side.
This compares to 40 in 1990, with the
first sinkhole appearing in the 1980s.
Huge cavities are forming around
the drying Dead Sea.
Here an aerial view of sinkholes near
Kibbutz Ein Gedi in Israel 2011.
Photo by Menahem Kahana.
The Dead Sea is drying up at an
incredible rate leaving huge chasms
of empty space in its wake.
These chasms appear in the form
of large devastating sinkholes and
are increasing in number throughout
the region.
Experts claim they are now forming
at a rate of nearly one a day, but have
no way of knowing when or how they
will show up.
A close-up photo of these massive chiasms
opening up around the drying Dead Sea.
Photo: Foeme
Estimates by Moment magazine suggest that
on the Israeli side alone, there are now over
3,000 sinkholes around the Dead Sea.
This compares to just 40 counted in 1990
with the first sinkhole appearing in the 1980s.
Aerial Footage Of Israel: Dead Sea Sinkholes.
Why is the Dead Sea Drying up?
The Dead Sea spans more than 60 miles
through Israel the West Bank, and Jordan.
Its water level has fallen from 394 meters
( 1 292,6 Ft ) below sea level in the 1960s
to about 423 meters ( 1 387,7 ft ) below
sea level as of end 2012.
As a result, the Sea’s water surface area has
been reduced by one third: from roughly 950
square kilometers to 637 square kilometers today.
The water level continues to drop at an alarming
pace of 0.8 to 1.2 meters per year.
The significant decline of the water level over the
past 30 years is due to diversion of water from
the Jordan River and from the Dead Sea itself
due to population increase.
Example of crops beeing destroyed by these
giant sinkholes around the Dead Sea!
Photo: Foeme
through Israel the West Bank, and Jordan.
Its water level has fallen from 394 meters
( 1 292,6 Ft ) below sea level in the 1960s
to about 423 meters ( 1 387,7 ft ) below
sea level as of end 2012.
As a result, the Sea’s water surface area has
been reduced by one third: from roughly 950
square kilometers to 637 square kilometers today.
The water level continues to drop at an alarming
pace of 0.8 to 1.2 meters per year.
The significant decline of the water level over the
past 30 years is due to diversion of water from
the Jordan River and from the Dead Sea itself
due to population increase.
Example of crops beeing destroyed by these
giant sinkholes around the Dead Sea!
Photo: Foeme
