The Dead Sea in the Middle East, the world’s lowest lake, is facing destruction.

The world’s lowest lake is the Dead Sea in the Middle East. The altitude of the world’s lowest lake, the Dead Sea, is the lowest land altitude in the world. However, foreign media recently reported that the world’s lowest lake, the Dead Sea, is facing a drop in water level, resulting in Agricultural economic tourism has suffered a huge blow.

The Dead Sea, the lowest lake in the world, is located at the border of Jordan and Palestine. It is the lowest lake in the world. The lake surface is minus 422 meters above sea level. It is the lowest point on the earth that has exposed land. The lake is 67 kilometers long and 18 kilometers wide. Area is 810 square kilometers. The roads around Sihai have also become the lowest roads in the world. The salinity of the lake water reaches 300g/L, which is 8.6 times that of ordinary seawater and more than 10 times that of the Mediterranean Sea. The salt content of the Dead Sea is as high as 30%, and it is also the second most salty body of water on earth. Only Lake Assal in Djibouti has more salinity than the Dead Sea. The Jordan Rift Valley is located in the Great Rift Valley between Palestine, the West Bank and Jordan. .

The Dead Sea, the lowest lake in the world

According to foreign media reports, the water level of the Dead Sea has dropped and many potholes have appeared around the lake. Although this phenomenon has been around for a long time, the situation has accelerated recently and has seriously affected local agriculture, tourism and residents' lives.

There are thousands of potholes around the Dead Sea, the lowest lake in the world, some even tens of meters deep. Their numbers are still increasing, which is caused by falling water levels in the Dead Sea. Warning signs can be seen everywhere nearby to remind visitors to avoid accidentally falling into potholes.

According to reports, the Dead Sea, the world’s lowest lake, is facing depletion. Affected by climate factors and the operations of nearby mining plants, the level of the Dead Sea is declining at a rate of 1.2 meters per year. At the same time, some salt mines were exposed, but these mines collapsed immediately when they encountered fresh water. Since the 1980s, four people have fallen into potholes.

In addition, the biggest impact is the local economy. Karmit ich shalom, a hydrologist who lives in Kibbutz Ein Gedi not far from the Dead Sea, said that as the Dead Sea level drops, the local underground structure will change, which will affect agriculture and roads. There are many places that will be impassable. Insurance companies have cordoned off the entire area, and the farmland is now parched and the plantations gone.

The world’s lowest lake, the Dead Sea

At the same time, reports pointed out that the shrinkage of the world’s lowest lake, the Dead Sea, has also caused serious disasters for the tourism industry. A few months ago, a road along the Dead Sea collapsed, forcing vehicles to take a detour. In addition, a parking lot collapsed and some beaches were closed. If these beaches are not closed, they will have to adapt to lower water levels. For example, a bathing beach in Ein Gedi needs to be relocated every year due to the receding sea water.

A feasible measure now is to build a canal to divert water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. This plan is still under planning, but once implemented, the entire ecosystem of the area may be affected.