Six people have been killed in Travis and Burnet counties after 'catastrophic' flooding hit Central Texas. Several others are still missing.

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

The lake is a saline lake, and is five times more concentrated with salt than the water of the ocean. It's one of the ...

Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster', but no one can agree how to fix it Ein Gedi (Israel) (AFP) – An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi ...

Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster,' but no one can agree how to fix it Rock patterns formed by crystalized minerals along the Dead Sea shore near Kibbutz Ein Gedi in eastern Israel on Dec. 30.

The Dead Sea, a landlocked salt lake bordering Jordan, Israel and the West Bank, lies 1,300 feet below sea level, making it the lowest point on Earth. The water is 9.6 times saltier than the ocean ...

Statistics showed that the Dead Sea had been shrinking at an alarming pace, its water level dropping by 1.2 meters each year. As the water receded, a barren landscape of salt rock and numerous ...

Arad is approximately 25 kilometers west of the Southern Dead Sea and 631 meters above sea level. With over 29,000 residents, Arad is the Capital of the Dead Sea.

The water line has receded from the beaches, over 7,000 sinkholes have opened up along the length of the Dead Sea, the Ein Gedi and Mineral beaches have had to close their gates in recent years ...

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 ...