´Dead Sea Drying´ – An Ancient Pattern (INN) ISRAEL NATIONAL
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ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS Articles-Index-Top Environmentalists are
increasingly concerned about the Dead Sea drying up – but Tel
Aviv University scientists say the pattern is one as old as time
itself. Researchers under the direction of Professor Zvi Ben-
Avraham of TAU´s Minerva Dead Sea Research Center, and Professor
Mordechai stein of the Geological Survey of Israel have found
the phenomenon is not new. The scientists drilled 460 meters
beneath the sea floor and extracted sediments spanning 200,000
years that revealed past climatic The layers of salt showed a
number of periods of dryness with sparse rainfall, causing water
to recede and salt to gather at the center of According to the
scientists, the sea has come close to drying up entirely at
least twice in the past, most recently 13,000 years ago. This
time, however, the threat is man-made, warned Ben-Avraham. “What
we see happening in the