As reported earlier, the Dead Sea, on the border of Israel and Jordan, is disappearing. Jordan and Israel cannot agree on how to solve the problem so the environmental crisis continues. The AFP has an thorough article on the problem.
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i ‘ve read this article its realy very serious matter. it ‘s not the problem of single jordan , israel must take interest to save the dead sea . and it also create effect on the economy of the both country on agriculture as wel as industrial .
A long time ago, a proposal was made for a pipe line from the Mediterranean Sea.
Now is the time to execute this plan, and that is MY solution to the Dead Sea disappearing problem.
Lou Shornick
The article doesn’t tell the whole story. It blames climate change for the decline, yet it states that 95% of the Jordan is diverted for agricultural purposes. I don’t see this as so much of a climate issue as I do a water management issue. I’m sure that there is more farming today in the Levant than ever before. It’s not that there has been a drastic decline in rainfall in the region in the past 50 years, necessitating more water; it’s the fact that there are more people in region needing food. There are larger farms with more area needing more water.