This beautiful aerial image (you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was a watercolour) of the Dead Sea was captured by a drone flying in 100m altitude over its eastern coastline. Climate change is seeing temperatures rise in the Middle East, and the increased demand for water in the region (for irrigation) mean the areas on the banks of the lake are suffering a major water shortage. As a result, t ...[Read More]
Imaggeo on Mondays: Salt shoreline of the Dead Sea
Salt shoreline of the Dead Sea. Credit: Djamil Al-Halbouni (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)