Dead sea is 'dead'

Dead Sea is one of the most valuable 'assets' of the land of Israel, a land of mystical things and famous biblical legends. We all know, because the salt in this sea's water is so large that no one can sink here even if they can't swim. However, due to the ongoing evaporation, many scientists predict that within the next three decades the Dead Sea will be "dead", meaning it will be dried up.

The legend of the birth of the Dead Sea is told in the Bible, whereby a family must run away and God tells them that no one can look back but the wife has not listened to and turned into a pillar of salt, forming so the Sea died.

Until now, the Dead Sea is still a miraculous mysterious sea for many people. Because of its very low position, about 396m below sea level, this sea is located very close to natural mineral deposits, especially salt. Compared to the salinity of the Mediterranean waters, the sea water is ten times more salty and about three times the salinity of water in the Salt Lake area of ​​Utah. It is because of this that people who cannot swim can still comfortably read the newspaper on the Dead Sea and surely drown is impossible in this sea. Currently the area attracts a lot of other travelers, not only because of its strange but according to many people bathing here also has healing effects.

Recently many scientists are concerned about the evaporation phenomenon that is happening in the Dead Sea. Gidon Bromberg, an Israeli scientist, said: The Dead Sea is "dying" gradually. The water supply for the Dead Sea is from the Jordan River, but now this river is seriously polluted and the amount of water is decreasing significantly because of the increasing demand for water for the purpose of pepper. The amount of water in the Jordan River decreases, which means the amount of water flowing into the Dead Sea also decreases. When the Dead Sea is not supplied with enough water, it will form many dangerous 'sink holes' and it can be dried up in the near future.

In order to 'save' the Dead Sea, many ideas were given, including the idea of ​​building a canal to get water from the Red Sea. However, this measure may not seem feasible because many people fear that it will make the mineral especially in the Dead Sea mixed with normal seawater. Moreover, many people believe that taking water from the Red Sea will cause the Dead Sea water to turn color (possibly reddish brown). According to Bromberg, the best way is to renovate the Jordan River, find reasonable solutions to limit the use of the river's water for irrigation, helping to maintain the necessary water level for the Sea. death.