The Dead Sea is a high-saline lake — one of many on Earth — and its extremely low elevation makes it one of the saltiest, nearly 10 times saltier than normal seawater.

Why the sea is salty Some 97% of the Earth’s water is unfit for human consumption. Jan 24th 2017. Share. By T.S. SEEN from space, the Earth is a pale blue dot.

The ocean isn’t the only place that accumulates salty water. In fact, the Dead Sea — which is bordered by Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, and considered one of the saltiest ...

DEAD SEA — It is an unparalleled wonder of the world: the lowest exposed spot on Earth, its therapeutic waters are so full of salt that bathers float right to the top. This natural spa is a ...

A mysterious underwater "snowfall" of salt is falling and accumulating far below the surface of the Dead Sea. For decades the already-salty Dead Sea has been slowly getting saltier as its fresh ...

Due to its high salinity of about 33.7%, marine life cannot thrive in it, that is why it is called “Dead Sea”. As you may wonder, this extreme salinity creates a unique environment where ...

A group of swimmers has endured an agonizing nine-mile swim across the extremely salty Dead Sea to highlight that one of the Earth’s natural wonders is disappearing. CNN values your feedback 1.