The level of the Dead Sea is dropping about one metre per year.
Why it is true
The level of the Dead Sea is dropping about one metre per year, due to water extraction from the Jordan River and intense evaporation. In 2025, the lake's surface was about 600 square kilometres, less than half of what it was 60 years ago.
Source: USGS
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