The shrinking of the Dead Sea
Dublin Core
Title
The shrinking of the Dead Sea
Subject
Dead Sea
Dead Sea Mud
Dead Sea Salt
Dead Sea Conservation
Water Loss
Natural Resource Protection
Dead Sea Mud
Dead Sea Salt
Dead Sea Conservation
Water Loss
Natural Resource Protection
Description
This exhibit showcases the alarming drop in water levels in the Dead Sea. There is a sense of urgency for preserving and protecting its unique ecosystem and the valuable resources it provides, such as salt and mud which have been highly sought after by large corporates like ICL Dead Sea Works.
Creator
Hilmi S. Salem
Source
Multi- and Inter-Disciplinary Approaches Towards Understanding the Sinkholes' Phenomenon in the Dead Sea Basin," Hilmi S. Salem, SN Applied Sciences, Springer, March 2020, DOI:10.1007/s42452-020-2146-0
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Date
1972-2019
Contributor
SN Applied Sciences
Nasa
Nasa
Rights
Image used under fair use for educational purposes
Relation
NASA Earth Observatory (2012) The Dead Sea. 6 April 2012. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/77592. Last visited 20 Jan 2020.
Format
Application/Pdf
Type
Image/Jpeg
Coverage
Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan, 1931-2020
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
JPEG
Citation
Hilmi S. Salem
, “The shrinking of the Dead Sea,” Omeka, accessed February 6, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/15.
