tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post116056902532057513..comments2008-07-30T17:38:16.018-05:00Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832tbolen91@bibleplaces.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-50617799149050338342008-07-30T17:38:00.000-05:002008-07-30T17:38:00.000-05:00Why don't they pump in some sea water from the Gulf of Aqaba?<BR/><BR/>They would have to only move the water up 200 meters and over a distance of 200 kilometers.<BR/><BR/>By increasing the water level; the surface area of the Dead Sea will increase; which will allow more evaporation; which will put more water in the atmosphere; which will give more rain to the Jordan desert; which will give fresh water to plants, animals and people; much of which will ultimately return to the Dead Sea via natural processes.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a win-win situation for all.Waynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260995893167915607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-1165425917919389442006-12-06T11:25:00.000-06:002006-12-06T11:25:00.000-06:00TODD: Very interesting. Yes, this is one of the more curious facts I ran across in our tour guide course: that the surface of the southern "basin" -- which, as you say, is now totally artificial -- lies at a higher elevation than the northern. Water is actually pumped upward, some 10 to 15 meters I believe, into the evaporation ponds. There, the precipitation and accumulation on the bottom of unwanted minerals keeps the level of the whole system constantly rising, the pools contained within ever-growing berms or dikes -- OF SALT!Tom Powershttp://www.geocities.com/israel.guide/noreply@blogger.com