Spectacular Salt Chimneys Discovered In The Dead Sea
Siebert and his team have been researching how the dynamics of the groundwater system in this region are changing and how ...
Mysterious White Smokers Discovered in the Dead Sea
Mineral chimneys found on the Dead Sea floor signal potential sinkhole sites, aiding in hazard prediction and environmental ...
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how did the dead sea area become rich with minerals?
Therefore, the Dead Sea is home to some of the saltiest and most mineral-rich natural water on earth. With the same depth of water, a surface water’s salinity can be seven to nine times higher than ...
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This is the Dead Sea, the earth’s lowest and most peculiar body of water
The Dead Sea is the lowest land point on Earth, since It is more than 430 meters below sea level. It is the deepest salt lake ...
White smokers on the lake floor: Spectacular chimneys discovered in the Dead Sea
In an interdisciplinary research project coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), researchers ...
Researchers find meter-high mineral chimneys in the Dead Sea, a potential sinkhole warning
These chimneys resemble hydrothermal chimneys discovered in oceanic ridges, but "the system is completely different," ...
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How a photographer captured this bizarre salt island in the Dead Sea
A few years ago Ricardo Braz was scrolling through Instagram when he spotted a picture of a tiny island made of salt in the Dead Sea. He added it to his bucket list. In December the 24-year-old ...
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Why is the sea salty?
Isolated bodies of water can also become extra salty, or hypersaline, through evaporation. The Dead Sea in the Middle East is an example of this. The high salt content increases the water's density, ...
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White Smokers - Sinkhole Sentinels Discovered in the Dead Sea
Scientists have identified mineral formations on the floor of the Dead Sea that could warn of oncoming sinkholes. | Earth And ...
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When 70% of the Mediterranean Sea Turned Into a Salt Basin
Scientists have long sought to understand the Messinian Salinity Crisis. During this ecological catastrophe... | Earth And The Environment ...
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Spectacular chimneys discovered in the Dead Sea
Researchers have discovered meter-high chimneys on the floor of the Dead Sea. These are formed by the spontaneous crystallization of minerals from groundwater with an extremely high salt content ...