Sinkholes appear on shore of Dead Sea as water level drops
STORY: Sinkholes appear on shore of Dead Sea as water level drops
DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:19
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Dead Sea
2. various of the sinkholes
STORYLINE:
Figures released by Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection showed that the Dead Sea had been shrinking at an alarming pace, with its water level dropping by 1.2 meters each year.
As the water receded, a barren landscape of salt rock and numerous sinkholes appeared.
Israeli media reported that over 8,000 sinkholes have formed in the Dead Sea area over the past 40 years, and the number is expected to double in the next few years.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem.
(XHTV)
- Product Code
- ILEA001594713
- Registered date
- 2023/8/08 00:00:00
- Credit
- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
- Media size
- 1920 × 1080 pixel
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- 143.19(MB)*
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