ALBAWABA - Trending is the Dead Sea and its alarming yearly water shrinkage that may lead to it's eventual depletion which is a clear ecological disaster. At the ongoing Sharm Al Sheikh ...

That’s one reason the Dead Sea has been shrinking. Standing at the Jordanian baptismal site Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Burckhartt, a Presbyterian, said the river’s water felt cold on her skin ...

EcoPeace is one of 10 organizations that last month announced a joint campaign for the rehabilitation of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. “You don’t need to be Einstein to understand that if ...

“This is the natural process that goes on throughout the last 12,000 years, and the idea that the Dead Sea will completely dry up is utterly wrong,” Abu Jaber underlined. The damming of the Lower ...

the lower Jordan River’s main tributary. Since then, the Dead Sea has declined dramatically. It needs an infusion of 160 billion gallons of water annually to maintain its current size ...

With the fresh river water blocked by the dam, all that flows on is a polluted, salty stream meandering 60 miles south to the Dead Sea. The Jordan, venerated by Christians as the place where Jesus ...

“I didn’t include the Dead Sea. It’s not shown on the map. I didn’t show the Jordan River. It’s not on this map. I didn’t ...

and the Yarmouk River, a major tributary, is greatly diminished. The Jordan’s once-rushing waters feed into the Dead Sea, a saltwater lake that is disappearing. The rivers are uneasily shared ...