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The shrinking Dead Sea

The Dead Sea is shrinking, and as its waters vanish at a rate of more than one meter a year, hundreds of sinkholes, some the size of a basketball court, some two storeys deep, are devouring land where the shoreline once stood.

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The shrinking Dead Sea

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  1. The shrinking Dead Sea

  2. An aerial picture shows land that used to be covered with Dead Sea water, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

  3. Visitors explore a salt formation in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokek. The Dead Sea is a favorite spot for tourists, who enjoy floating effortlessly in its highly salted waters and treating their skin with the mineral-rich mud that lines its shores.

  4. A warning sign stands near the shore of the Dead Sea due to the increased risk of sink holes in an area in Ein Gedi, Israel.

  5. A sinkhole lays exposed near the shore of the Dead Sea in Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  6. Pipes feed water into an artificial basin near the Dead Sea, in Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  7. A canal that feeds water from the northern to the southern basin of the Dead Sea are seen at the Dead Sea, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  8. A cracked road stands abandoned due to the phenomenon of sinkholes at the Dead Sea in Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  9. An abandoned holiday village is damaged by a large sinkhole near the Dead Sea in Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  10. View of land that used to be covered with Dead Sea water, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

  11. Sinkholes and a salt plain lay exposed, due to the reduced water level of the Dead Sea, at the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Bokek, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  12. View of land that used to be covered with Dead Sea water, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

  13. Sinkholes of various sizes lay exposed on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  14. Visitors explore a salt formation in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  15. View of land that used to be covered with Dead Sea water, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

  16. An aerial picture shows land that used to be covered with Dead Sea water, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

  17. An aerial picture shows land that used to be covered with Dead Sea water, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

  18. The ground surrounding an abandoned date grove is damaged by sinkholes near the Dead Sea, in Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  19. Visitors bathe in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  20. An aerial picture shows land that used to be covered with Dead Sea water, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

  21. A large sinkhole damages an abandoned road and date grove near the Dead Sea in Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  22. Sinkholes of various sizes lay exposed on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  23. Visitors explore a salt formation in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  24. An abandoned holiday village is damaged by a large sinkhole near the Dead Sea in Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  25. Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after winning his semi-final match against Spain's Rafael Nadal. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  26. Sinkholes of various sizes lay exposed on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  27. A petrol station stands abandoned due to the phenomenon of sinkholes at the Dead Sea in Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  28. Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after winning his semi-final match against Spain's Rafael Nadal. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  29. Sinkholes of various sizes lay exposed on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  30. Visitors bathe in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  31. A mask covered in Dead Sea salt, left behind by a littering visitor, lies on the ground on the shore of the Dead Sea near Ein Bokek, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

  32. Visitors explore a salt formation in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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