[ Ha'aretz] Zafrir Rinat - The Dead Sea is drying up at an increasingly rapid pace, with the water level dropping by 10 centimeters in May and 8 in April, according to Mishmar Hamiflas, a group of area residents fighting for the Dead Sea's right to life. The receding sea level has damaged hotels built when the water level was higher, caused the development of underground swallow holes, and led sweetwater to enter the sea, melting underground salt blocks and ultimately causing collapse.
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