Experts urge immediate intervention to save drying Dead Sea

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AMMAN — With the Dead Sea’s water levels reaching record lows, experts urge immediate intervention for environmental reasons.

The water levels of the Dead Sea are decreasing between 1 and 1.5 metres annually, according to Professor Nizar Abu-Jaber from the German- Jordanian University.

“The current level of the Dead Sea is about 430 metres below the main sea level. In the early 1980s it was about 400,” Abu Jaber had told The Jordan Times.

“Unfortunately, potash extraction requires the evaporation of the Dead Sea water, which means that water loss continues to occur at a high rate,” the professor said.

Experts urge immediate intervention to save drying Dead Sea

AMMAN — With the Dead Sea’s water levels reaching record lows, experts urge immediate intervention for environmental reasons.The water levels of the Dead Sea are decreasing between 1 and 1.5 metres annually, according to Professor Nizar Abu-Jaber from the German- Jordanian University.“The...

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While it is acknowledged that climate change is a reason by some, others blame Israel for the diversion of water from the Jordan river.

 

[DGS49]

Is there any reason why one should care? If it totally dries up, who is impacted, and how?

I'm "disturbed" about Lake Mead, although I'm not sure why. Also blamed on climate change, of course.

 

[Disir]

It will definitely impact tourism. In the last few years, there seems to be this push and pull between regional conflicts and people who are ready to move forward.

 

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AMMAN — With the Dead Sea’s water levels reaching record lows, experts urge immediate intervention for environmental reasons.

I understand that as global warming takes hold, they will pump all the melted water there to keep the oceans level.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

It will definitely impact tourism. In the last few years, there seems to be this push and pull between regional conflicts and people who are ready to move forward.

How can you save something that is dead. I guess you can't drown easily in it.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

It will definitely impact tourism. In the last few years, there seems to be this push and pull between regional conflicts and people who are ready to move forward.

Sure will hurt the commercial and recreational fishing industries....trick post

 

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It will definitely impact tourism. In the last few years, there seems to be this push and pull between regional conflicts and people who are ready to move forward.

not our tourism/etc--so we couldn't care less

 

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AMMAN — With the Dead Sea’s water levels reaching record lows, experts urge immediate intervention for environmental reasons.

I understand that as global warming takes hold, they will pump all the melted water there to keep the oceans level.

Little Jordan plans to build a canal from the Red sea to the Dead Sea.

Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal | The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel › topic › red-sea-dead-sea-canal

Nov 07, 2019 · New desalination project is part of wider plan to run water through pipeline from Red Sea down to Dead Sea; US envoy Greenblatt hopes it’s a ‘harbinger of things to come’. By Raphael Ahren ...

 

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Disir

from the link


The Red Sea–Dead Sea Conveyance, sometimes called the Two Seas Canal, is a planned pipeline that runs from the coastal city of Aqaba by the Red Sea to the Lisan area in the Dead Sea. It will provide potable water to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, bring water with a high concentration of salts resulting from the desalination process (reject brine) to stabilise the Dead Sea water level, and generate electricity to support the energy needs of the project. The project is going to be carried out by Jordan and is entirely in Jordanian territory. The project will be financed by the governments of Jordan, Israel,[1] and a number of international donors.

The water level in the Dead Sea is shrinking at a rate of more than one metre per year, and its surface area has shrunk by about 30% in the last 20 years. This is largely due to the diversion of over 90% of the water of the Jordan River. In the early 1960s, the river moved 1.5 billion cubic metres of water every year from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. Dams, canals, and pumping stations built by Israel, Jordan and Syria now divert water for crops and drinking, and have reduced the flow to about 100 million cubic metres a year (MCM/yr), and even that mainly brackish water and sewage.

The decline of the Dead Sea level is creating major environmental problems, including sink holes and receding sea shores. Other routes for a conduit for the same objectives as the Red - Dead Conduit, including the Mediterranean–Dead Sea Canal, were proposed in Israel in the 1980s, but were discarded.

The project costs $10 billion in all of its phases, with the first phase, which is slated to begin construction in 2021, will cost $1.1 billion. The Jordanian government is currently in the process of shortlisting consortiums and waiting for the final feasibility study, for which international funding would follow.

 

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Disir

from the link


The Red Sea–Dead Sea Conveyance, sometimes called the Two Seas Canal, is a planned pipeline that runs from the coastal city of Aqaba by the Red Sea to the Lisan area in the Dead Sea. It will provide potable water to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, bring water with a high concentration of salts resulting from the desalination process (reject brine) to stabilise the Dead Sea water level, and generate electricity to support the energy needs of the project. The project is going to be carried out by Jordan and is entirely in Jordanian territory. The project will be financed by the governments of Jordan, Israel,[1] and a number of international donors.

The water level in the Dead Sea is shrinking at a rate of more than one metre per year, and its surface area has shrunk by about 30% in the last 20 years. This is largely due to the diversion of over 90% of the water of the Jordan River. In the early 1960s, the river moved 1.5 billion cubic metres of water every year from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. Dams, canals, and pumping stations built by Israel, Jordan and Syria now divert water for crops and drinking, and have reduced the flow to about 100 million cubic metres a year (MCM/yr), and even that mainly brackish water and sewage.

The decline of the Dead Sea level is creating major environmental problems, including sink holes and receding sea shores. Other routes for a conduit for the same objectives as the Red - Dead Conduit, including the Mediterranean–Dead Sea Canal, were proposed in Israel in the 1980s, but were discarded.

The project costs $10 billion in all of its phases, with the first phase, which is slated to begin construction in 2021, will cost $1.1 billion. The Jordanian government is currently in the process of shortlisting consortiums and waiting for the final feasibility study, for which international funding would follow.

That's not in the link. That's from another article that could be from the website. Link to the article. Secondly, I'm not sure what your point is.

 

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Disir

from the link


The Red Sea–Dead Sea Conveyance, sometimes called the Two Seas Canal, is a planned pipeline that runs from the coastal city of Aqaba by the Red Sea to the Lisan area in the Dead Sea. It will provide potable water to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, bring water with a high concentration of salts resulting from the desalination process (reject brine) to stabilise the Dead Sea water level, and generate electricity to support the energy needs of the project. The project is going to be carried out by Jordan and is entirely in Jordanian territory. The project will be financed by the governments of Jordan, Israel,[1] and a number of international donors.

The water level in the Dead Sea is shrinking at a rate of more than one metre per year, and its surface area has shrunk by about 30% in the last 20 years. This is largely due to the diversion of over 90% of the water of the Jordan River. In the early 1960s, the river moved 1.5 billion cubic metres of water every year from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. Dams, canals, and pumping stations built by Israel, Jordan and Syria now divert water for crops and drinking, and have reduced the flow to about 100 million cubic metres a year (MCM/yr), and even that mainly brackish water and sewage.

The decline of the Dead Sea level is creating major environmental problems, including sink holes and receding sea shores. Other routes for a conduit for the same objectives as the Red - Dead Conduit, including the Mediterranean–Dead Sea Canal, were proposed in Israel in the 1980s, but were discarded.

The project costs $10 billion in all of its phases, with the first phase, which is slated to begin construction in 2021, will cost $1.1 billion. The Jordanian government is currently in the process of shortlisting consortiums and waiting for the final feasibility study, for which international funding would follow.

That's not in the link. That's from another article that could be from the website. Link to the article. Secondly, I'm not sure what your point is.

The drop from the canal is about 1300 feet last time I looked... so they would use the cascading water to make electricity and desalinated water.

Filling the Dead Sea of even partially refilling the Dead Sea would stop the suck that has destroyed the water table.

Read Hydrology of the Jordan Basin.

 

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Disir

from the link


The Red Sea–Dead Sea Conveyance, sometimes called the Two Seas Canal, is a planned pipeline that runs from the coastal city of Aqaba by the Red Sea to the Lisan area in the Dead Sea. It will provide potable water to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, bring water with a high concentration of salts resulting from the desalination process (reject brine) to stabilise the Dead Sea water level, and generate electricity to support the energy needs of the project. The project is going to be carried out by Jordan and is entirely in Jordanian territory. The project will be financed by the governments of Jordan, Israel,[1] and a number of international donors.

The water level in the Dead Sea is shrinking at a rate of more than one metre per year, and its surface area has shrunk by about 30% in the last 20 years. This is largely due to the diversion of over 90% of the water of the Jordan River. In the early 1960s, the river moved 1.5 billion cubic metres of water every year from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. Dams, canals, and pumping stations built by Israel, Jordan and Syria now divert water for crops and drinking, and have reduced the flow to about 100 million cubic metres a year (MCM/yr), and even that mainly brackish water and sewage.

The decline of the Dead Sea level is creating major environmental problems, including sink holes and receding sea shores. Other routes for a conduit for the same objectives as the Red - Dead Conduit, including the Mediterranean–Dead Sea Canal, were proposed in Israel in the 1980s, but were discarded.

The project costs $10 billion in all of its phases, with the first phase, which is slated to begin construction in 2021, will cost $1.1 billion. The Jordanian government is currently in the process of shortlisting consortiums and waiting for the final feasibility study, for which international funding would follow.

That's not in the link. That's from another article that could be from the website. Link to the article. Secondly, I'm not sure what your point is.

The drop from the canal is about 1300 feet last time I looked... so they would use the cascading water to make electricity and desalinated water.

Filling the Dead Sea of even partially refilling the Dead Sea would stop the suck that has destroyed the water table.

Read Hydrology of the Jordan Basin.

Are you providing the link to the article or no?

 

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AMMAN — With the Dead Sea’s water levels reaching record lows, experts urge immediate intervention for environmental reasons.

I understand that as global warming takes hold, they will pump all the melted water there to keep the oceans level.

Disir

Already posted @ #8. Times of Israel.

Little Jordan plans to build a canal from the Red sea to the Dead Sea.

Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal | The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel › topic › red-sea-dead-sea-canal
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Nov 07, 2019 · New desalination project is part of wider plan to run water through pipeline from Red Sea down to Dead Sea; US envoy Greenblatt hopes it’s a ‘harbinger of things to come’. By Raphael Ahren ...

 

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Disir

Already posted the link at @ #8. Times of Israel.

Little Jordan plans to build a canal from the Red sea to the Dead Sea.

Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal | The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel › topic › red-sea-dead-sea-canal
View attachment 452356
Nov 07, 2019 · New desalination project is part of wider plan to run water through pipeline from Red Sea down to Dead Sea; US envoy Greenblatt hopes it’s a ‘harbinger of things to come’. By Raphael Ahren ...

 

[Disir]

Disir

Already posted the link at @ #8. Times of Israel.

Little Jordan plans to build a canal from the Red sea to the Dead Sea.

Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal | The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel › topic › red-sea-dead-sea-canal
View attachment 452356
Nov 07, 2019 · New desalination project is part of wider plan to run water through pipeline from Red Sea down to Dead Sea; US envoy Greenblatt hopes it’s a ‘harbinger of things to come’. By Raphael Ahren ...

That's also from 2019.

 

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Disir

Already posted the link at @ #8. Times of Israel.

Little Jordan plans to build a canal from the Red sea to the Dead Sea.

Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal | The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel › topic › red-sea-dead-sea-canal
View attachment 452356
Nov 07, 2019 · New desalination project is part of wider plan to run water through pipeline from Red Sea down to Dead Sea; US envoy Greenblatt hopes it’s a ‘harbinger of things to come’. By Raphael Ahren ...

That's also from 2019.

LOLOL.. I have been following this canal project since 2011.

 

[Disir]

Disir

Already posted the link at @ #8. Times of Israel.

Little Jordan plans to build a canal from the Red sea to the Dead Sea.

Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal | The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel › topic › red-sea-dead-sea-canal
View attachment 452356
Nov 07, 2019 · New desalination project is part of wider plan to run water through pipeline from Red Sea down to Dead Sea; US envoy Greenblatt hopes it’s a ‘harbinger of things to come’. By Raphael Ahren ...

That's also from 2019.

LOLOL.. I have been following this canal project since 2011.

Sure you have.

 

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Disir

Already posted the link at @ #8. Times of Israel.

Little Jordan plans to build a canal from the Red sea to the Dead Sea.

Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal | The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel › topic › red-sea-dead-sea-canal
View attachment 452356
Nov 07, 2019 · New desalination project is part of wider plan to run water through pipeline from Red Sea down to Dead Sea; US envoy Greenblatt hopes it’s a ‘harbinger of things to come’. By Raphael Ahren ...

That's also from 2019.

LOLOL.. I have been following this canal project since 2011.

Sure you have.

Of course I have.. I started studying Israel's water problems in the 1970s. I think I have read every water study on Palestine published since 1952. At first Jordan was going to build the canal.. Then Israel wanted to be involved. Then Israel had environmental concerns and backed out. Apparently they are interested again. Its a brilliant plan that will restore the Dead Sea, restore the availability of groundwater and generate desalinated water and electricity.