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Environmentalists in Jordan are warning that the Dead Sea will disappear by the year 2050 if its level continues to drop at the current rate.
Friends of the Earth (Middle East) has stepped up a campaign entitled "Let the Dead Sea Live" to try to save the world's saltiest body of water.
environmentalists claim that the Dead Sea is now "dying" as the water that used to feed it is diverted for industry, agriculture and domestic use in both Israel and Jordan.
The fresh water that used to go to the sea is pumped to cities like Amman and that means that no more water is flowing downstream to the Dead Sea to support the wildlife along the Jordan River and its wadis and springs," Mr Abdul Rahman said.
He said the lake's water level was now dropping by over a metre a year, endangering indigenous plants and birds.
Friends of the Earth is warning that if things continue as they are at the moment, in less than 50 years, the Dead Sea will be gone for good.
Originally posted by selfless
There is one simple question this topic needs to be asked.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by selfless
There is one simple question this topic needs to be asked.
Yes. And that question is .. so what?
Things change. Things come and things go. Land masses move. Mountains are born, and then are worn away in time. Rivers change course. Seas grow and shrink. Islands are born and then sink again. Lakes appear and disappear. Ponds and streams too.
So what if the Dead Sea will be gone in 40 years? Really... So what?
"Change is the only constant." - someone famous said that, but I can't remember who.
Originally posted by arius
It means that I would drain all the swamps on earth with no respect to the loss of habitat to snakes and creepy crawly things if it protected the public health of humans, which by the way it does.
Originally posted by arius
It means that I would drain all the swamps on earth with no respect to the loss of habitat to snakes and creepy crawly things if it protected the public health of humans, which by the way it does.
Originally posted by funny_pom
this is a statement that simply emphasis the selfish acts that humanity does for its self preservation. come on please, destroying the environment for our health, thats ridiculous. we might aswell kill every animal that can bite us while we're at it too.
Originally posted by jprophet420
every person who read this thread but did nothing about it is equally as guilty as the people diverting the streams. yes, myself included.