Essay On The Dead Sea

I smell the salt when the wind blows. I feel the sand between my toes. There is nothing edible for miles and the water will practically kill you. It is called the dead sea for a reason. Bordered by Israel, there is nothing but deserts surrounding it. Dead Sea is at 31.5510 degrees north and 35.4732 degrees east. This extreme environment affects the plants and animals, water quality, and the landscaping around the dead sea. Plants and animals cannot live in the dead sea or around the dead sea because The Dead Sea is so salty because when the Water in the Dead Sea evaporator at leaves behind all that dissolved minerals. When the dissolved minerals absorb into the fresh rainwater or into the water that is already there it gets saltier so every day it is getting saltier. You can swim in the sea, but do not get any in your mouth because it is saltier than the ocean. Yuck! "dead because its high salinity prevents macroscopic aquatic organisms, such as fish and

Ten years ago early morning area surrounding his kibbutz, Ein Gedi, on the shores of the Dead Sea there was a major sinkhole killing many people. “The Dead Sea is disappearing at an alarming rate, leaving behind thousands of sinkholes that are chipping away at the coastline's vibrant and touristy atmosphere. The Dead Sea – which is actually a lake – is known for being almost 10 times as salty as the ocean and for having the lowest elevation on Earth”(Lewis, Accuweather) this supports my claim by showing how the drought of the dead sea is causing sinkholes affecting the landscaping. “ As the briny water recedes, fresh groundwater wells up and dissolves layers of salt, creating large underground cavities, above which sinkholes form. The holes can open up without warning, Giant told Live Science. "We're looking for systems to forecast where they will happen, but it's very complicated," he