it is too salty for life to be there right?

Yeah!!!!

I was not sure what was the deal, but all this interests me for some odd
reason lol

It is the same as the one in Africa!! Made me look it up too!!

The Great Rift Valley is a vast geographical and geological feature,
approximately 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) in length, which runs from
northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique in East Africa.
Caused by the geological process of rifting, it is a complex feature
where several plates of the earth's crust join. The rift valley varies
in width from thirty to one hundred kilometers, and in depth from a few
hundred to several thousand meters.

does that mean I could have saved me all that copy and paste?

No, there was a lot of stuff in that I didnt know. Good post
invisible!!!

Thanks for all the great info, Invisible!

I think some strains of algae and bacteria live in the Dead Sea. Or did:
it's salinity has increased steadily when the Jordan waters got diverted
upstream by Israel.

Salt forms on everything, including working boat propellers.

Oceans

We have vast tracts of wasteland in Australia man made and it has
happened in less than 200 years ,why??? human beings are stupid,greedy
ignorant fools un able to read the writing on the wall.she'll be right
mate dont you worry about that there now,its all just propergander and
lies our country is doin fine we are the lucky country

Hey kari, LMAO
Wait till you hear this. Israel is spending millions or billions
installing a pipeline to fill it back up!!!!LOL

They built these water front restorts, retreats whatever, years ago. Now
the water is so far away, they have to bus the Christian Tourist from
the motels, so they can float in the salt rich holy water!! Its really
distressing to many retirees that have waited their whole life to swim
in the dead sea!!!

we love a barbecue here in Australia!well the majority do!we have used
bulldozers ball and chain,to get rid of all the scrub.sold all our trees
to japan and now we have great salt pans.we have plenty of paper to wipe
our dirty arses butt not much clean water to flush our shiitt out to
sea.and im fuked if i know when we are going to fix it up before it is a
dead and poisoned quarry,full of starveing sick demented people haveing
another barbecue.

You can always move here kari. We love you.

thanks zap im a bit worried about ya gas though could be a bit dangerous
if every one starts straping rollerskates on to go shopping.
you American dudes are allright ya leaders are a bit
out to lunch though.

Oceans Fanta posted that Israel was spending millions or some such thing
to put water into the Dead Sea and your claiming they are taking it out.

Jeeze if I might think you were a Islamic Fundamentilist with your
single minded insuinations against Israel in ever post you make.

Other countries are also taking water from the Jordan.

As far as the Dead Sea drying up, ever heard of Death Vally California.
It is the same type of area. It used to also have a vast dead sea in
its center. Like the Dead Sea it was below current sea levels. Like
the Dead Sea it is in a parched area. And like the Dead Sea is doing
now the sea the was in Death Vally California dried up over a period of
time till it is only small brackish pools of higly toxic water.

Stop it, AB.

The post about water into the Dead Sea is undoubtedly about suphoning
Mediterranean salty water into the Dead Sea. My posting about the
Israelis taking water out was about their interception of the Jordan
River above the dead Sea. The Jordan is sweet water. You can use sweet
water for agriculture and municipal purpsoes. You can't easily use salt
water for either. Two TOTALLY different matters.

Why the silly insults, AB? That doesn't seem like you.

humanity has reached a point in its evolution.we know so much about the
cosmos.we can communicate at an instant with each other from just about
anywhere in the world and view our planet Mother Earth right as its
happening.HUMANS ARE KILLING MOTHER EARTH WE HAVE NO LOVE AND COMPASSION
FOR LIFE AND OUR MOTHER Mother Earth IS DIEING WE ARE
KILLING MOTHER EARTH WE HAVE TO STOP THE BULL****T AND HEAL MOTHER
EARTH.

wasn't an insult just an observation.

$800 million to pipe salt water from the Red Sea at the Port of Aqaba!!!

Gulf of Aqaba!!