The Dead Sea Is Leaving Behind Parts that Have Already Been Water: Satellite Images Show How the Strait Between Its Two Large Sectors Dried Up
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The Dead Sea has been shrinking for decades, transforming old submerged areas into exposed land extensions. Landsat satellite images, analyzed by the United States Geological Service (USGS), show that the strait connecting its two large basins has disappeared. The change is associated with the reduction of water received from the rivers and the industrial exploitation of...
The level of the Dead Sea drops about one metre each year. The salt basin, between Israel, Jordan and the West Bank, feeds mainly on the Jordan and Yarmouk rivers, whose waters have been progressively diverted for agriculture, urban consumption and energy production. In August 2026, the surface of the Dead Sea was 441.33 meters below sea level, compared to 392 meters in 1900. According to data cited by environmentalists and reported by Ella Goro…
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