Dead Sea's salt giants reveal how massive salt deposits form over time

Dead Sea's salt giants reveal how massive salt deposits form over time

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on Earth's surface, with one of the world's highest salinities. The high concentration of salt gives it a correspondingly high density, and the water body's status as the deepest hypersaline lake gives rise to interesting and often temperature-related phenomena below the water's surface that researchers are still uncovering.

Why the Dead Sea is growing salt mountains beneath the surface

The Dead Sea is one of the most unusual places on Earth. Located at the lowest point on the planet’s surface and known for its extreme saltiness, this deep, salty lake is now offering scientists new clues about how massive underground salt formations—called “salt giants”—form over time. A recent study led by Professor Eckart Meiburg […] The post Why the Dead Sea is growing salt mountains beneath the surface appeared first on Knowridge Science Re…