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The Dead Sea is said to be shrinking due to all the water usage from all the countries that use the excess water flow from the Jordan River. Water is also decreasing due to fertilizer makers siphoning the water out.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agofirstly temperature levels in that area are rising, hence the sea is evaporating quickly.
Secondly there is a drought in that area, hence the sea is not being replenished as much by nearby rivers.
Thirdly neighbouring countries are piping of water from the sea to grow crops and feed their people.
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∙ 9y agothe dead sea's water levels are decreasing because when people go to drill or take salt from it, they take some water to. they take water and the salt
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∙ 11y agoEVEVAPOration
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What do freshwater shrimps eat?
They drink water! They do drink water BUT..... Freshwater Shrimps are omnivores and detritivores (They eat dead plants at the bottom of the pond).
How does the amount of salt in the dead sea compare to ocean water?
The salinity in isolated seas and salt-water lakes (for example, the Dead Sea) can be considerably greater. SO there's a high salinity in the Dead Sea. :D
Does fertilizers affect the salt levels?
oceans and seas
What seas are easiest to swim in?
The higher the salinity of the water the easier it is to float - the Dead Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Great Salt Lake.
Is the dead sea one of the seven seas?
no
Give example of lakes of large extent which are called seas?
Caspian, Dead, Aral, Black seas.
Do seas contain salt water or fresh water?
All seas have salt water because they have sand which has salt.
What kind of water do seas have?
Almost all seas consist of salt water, because they are connected to an ocean.
Does the seas have salt water?
all seas have at least some salt in them
What seas do not surround Greece?
medtrainiean sea
Are there fresh water seas?
no
How can green house effect lead to rise seas levels?
Global Warming!
