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Yemen's President Unable to Raise the Dead
Jordan is facing a new water dilemma, as it is trying hard to keep the Dead Sea alive, yet is scared of the consequences the proposed plan may cause.
The proposed plan entails linking the red sea with the Dead Sea. Such a step could actually feed the Dead Sea. However, environmentalists are raising doubts about this plan, as they are worried about mixing water of both seas, since this could affect the characteristics and composition of the Dead Sea, which are known to be special ones that are not present in any other water bodies.
The Dead Sea situates between Jordan, to the East, and the West Bank of Palestine, to the West. Its shores are known to be the lowest point on the face of this earth. It is also famous for its salty water, to have one of the world’s highest salinities, making it impossible for animals to actually live in it, and that is where it got its name as the DEAD Sea.
However, the Dead Sea is not so dead, as by the end of the day, it is filled with a unique combination of minerals, giving its body a great therapeutic benefit, and attracting people who come for treatment from several diseases which are know to benefit from its composition, as well as its position; which creates an increased atmospheric pressure.
So the big question now is: Is feeding the Dead Sea with water of different characteristics a safe step? Or will we create a problem by imposing an external, differently composed, water body, which could have negative consequences on its own composition, while such consequences may not show in a lab test, but may need a long term, real life experiment to appear!!!
