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Decreased rainfall in Northern Israel spanning years of dry winters leads to an unprecedented negative water level on record, meaning a decrease in the Kinneret’s and Dead Sea’s water levels.
By Ahiya Raved
These last few years of decreased rainfall have led to record lows of water level measurements in August, the Water Authority reported Monday.
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View of the Sea of Galilee from space in 1999 – Photo- NASA Earth Observatory
One such negative water level was recorded in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), with more water currently being pumped and evaporated out of the lake than water flowing into it. Continue Reading »