The Dead Sea is dying. These beautiful, ominous photos show the impact : The Picture Show Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it.

Dead Sea’s water level has dropped 131ft (40 metres) since the 1950s; Decline blamed on large reduction of inflowing water from the Jordan River; By SARAH GRIFFITHS FOR MAILONLINE .

The Dead Sea’s water level will soon be nonexistent without help, but a $1.5 billion plan hopes to bring it back to life. Every year, more than 3 feet of water is diminishing from the religio… ...

Taking December’s drop into account, the average annual drop in water level for the Dead Sea is now 1.105 m., Raz said. Stay updated with the latest news! Subscribe to The Jerusalem Post Newsletter.

The Dead Sea's water level is dropping nearly 4 feet a year. Less well known: Part of the lake is actually overflowing, threatening one of Israel's key tourism destinations.

The Dead Sea’s lower water level has lead to sinkholes in the area. Several hundred sinkholes have formed, especially in the southwestern part of the region.

The Dead Sea currently is located at minus 436 meters (1,430 feet) below sea level and is dropping by around 1.10 meters (3.6 feet) every year. Environmental Protection Ministry Director General ...

It may sound redundant, but the Dead Sea, one of the world's cultural and ecological treasures, is dying. In the last 50 years, the water level has dropped more than 80 feet and the sea has shrunk ...

Israel alarms Wednesday that the Dead Sea water level is shrinking fast. (Reuters Photo) JERUSALEM, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The decreasing of water level of the Dead Sea is raising concerns, Israel's ...

Unless something totally unexpected occurs in the next 20 years, the water level of the Dead Sea will continue to drop, falling an estimated 25 meters below its current level by 2036.

For Dead Sea, a Slow and Seemingly Inexorable Death. May 18, 2005. By John Ward Anderson.