A sign near the Dead Sea showing the sea level on Dec. 1, 1936. The lake itself was 1,312 feet below sea level at the time. The Dead Sea is the lowest exposed spot on earth. J. Smith/Fox Photos ...

A sign near the Dead Sea showing the sea level on Dec. 1, 1936. The lake itself was 1,312 feet below sea level at the time. The Dead Sea is the lowest exposed spot on earth.

But the Dead Sea is dying. The lake level is dropping 4 feet every single year. So we've taken this rare boat ride on the Dead Sea to see some of these changes. JACKIE BEN ZAKEN: ...

Overexploitation of natural resources and climate change threaten the Dead Sea, a natural wonder drying up rapidly. Support for LAist comes from Become a sponsor ...

But today the Dead Sea is dying, and its banks are collapsing. The water level is dropping close to 4 feet every year. The main part of the lake is now around 950 feet deep — about 15% shallower ...

The Dead Sea is ancient. The history of its salty, therapeutic waters goes back to the Bible. But this natural wonder is rapidly drying up, even changing the land around it. NPR's Daniel Estrin ...

The Dead Sea is ancient. The history of its salty, therapeutic waters goes back to the Bible. But this natural wonder is rapidly drying up, even changing the land around it. NPR's Daniel Estrin ...

But the Dead Sea is dying. The lake level is dropping 4 feet every single year. So we've taken this rare boat ride on the Dead Sea to see some of these changes. JAKY BEN ZAKEN: ...

The Dead Sea is ancient. The history of its salty, therapeutic waters goes back to the Bible. But this natural wonder is rapidly drying up, even changing the land around it. NPR's Daniel Estrin ...

The Dead Sea is ancient. The history of its salty, therapeutic waters goes back to the Bible. But this natural wonder is rapidly drying up - even changing the land around it. NPR's Daniel Estrin ...

The Dead Sea is ancient. The history of its salty, therapeutic waters goes back to the Bible. But this natural wonder is rapidly drying up, even changing the land around it. NPR's Daniel Estrin ...