What is killing the Dead Sea?

Visitors, including Dead Sea researcher Yael Kiro from Israel's Weizmann... READ ON

A large sinkhole in the middle of the road in the Ein Gedi area west of the... READ ON

A Palestinian child sells planters and pottery along the road approaching the... READ ON

Bedouins operate camel tours as a tourist attraction on the road leading to... READ ON

Sinkholes near the western shores of the Dead Sea.

Kayaking in the Dead Sea on Nov. 5.

Salt formations on the recently-exposed shoreline of the Dead Sea.

"You've seen a living disaster in front of your eyes," says... READ ON

Plastic chairs and a mini barbecue abandoned on the shoreline of a... READ ON

Rachel Kiro, 13, the daughter of Dead Sea researcher Yael Kiro from... READ ON

Israel's Dead Sea Works factory piles up white potash, which is extracted... READ ON

Layers of salt on the shore of the Dead Sea on Nov. 5.

Researcher Yael Kiro from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science at the Dead Sea on Nov. 5.

Salt formations are revealed where the Dead Sea waters have dried up.

Gregory, a recent immigrant from Russia, floats in the Dead Sea at a beach... READ ON

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