News from the climate history of the Dead Sea
The lake level of the Dead Sea is currently dropping by more than one meter every year — mainly because of the heavy water consumption in the catchment area. However, very strong lake level drops due to climate changes are also known from earlier times. At the end of the last ice age, for example, the water level dropped by almost 250 meters within a few millennia.
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