![A plant is seen on the parched shore of the Dead Sea December 16, 2008. The Dead Sea is slowly but surely drying up, and could be gone completely in 50 years if no action is taken. The water level is dropping at close to one metre (three feet) per year due to a sharp decrease in inflow from the Jordan and other rivers whose waters now irrigate fields. Picture taken December 16, 2008. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (ISRAEL ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL) - GM1E53J1FHB01](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H435R74WX57CPAAKA3NPTD2ZXU.jpg?smart=true&auth=4d9e8d33993ef6b6d24f68b9049597875cb5e790883d5b8d9bcef22994ddeaff&width=400&height=225)
The Dead Sea in Jordan is part of a region that is slowly drying up and could be gone completely in 50 years if no action is taken. Reuters
The Dead Sea in Jordan is part of a region that is slowly drying up and could be gone completely in 50 years if no action is taken. Reuters
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