Is the Dead Sea Disappearing?

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Stef Hoffer

Stef Hoffer

Жыл бұрын

The Dead Sea is one of the world’s most unique natural wonders. Its high salt and mineral levels are said to have healing powers, and people actually stay afloat in the water, providing a once in a lifetime experience for many travelers.
But the Dead Sea is facing huge challenges. Its water levels are receding at immense speed, mostly due to human activity, threatening its survival.
In this short mini documentary I’m taking a closer look at the Dead Sea, and the current problems it is facing. Is the Dead Sea actually disappearing?
I traveled to the Dead Sea on two occasions, most recently at the end of 2021, as part of a longer journey through Israel and Palestine. For other (longer) videos about the region, please click here:
Journey Through Israel: • Journey Through Israel...
Journey Through Palestine: • Journey Through Palest...
Jerusalem Travel Documentary: • Jerusalem Travel Docum...
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Here’s a short overview of the content in this video:
This video starts with a brief explanation of the geography and geology of the Dead Sea (which is qualified as a lake). Its coastline is shared by Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, and it is the lowest point on Earth. It also a place of breathtaking natural beauty, with blue waters and rugged mountain landscapes. Many tourists visit the Dead Sea as part of a resort holiday, but it’s possible to explore this area in many different ways.
The second part of the video touches on the problems that the Dead Sea is facing, most notably water diversion projects for agriculture, drinking water, and factories. With already less water in the Dead Sea, climate change is accelerating the evaporation process, adding to the unstable future of the Dead Sea.
In the last part I show some of the consequences of the decreasing water levels (for both the environment and humans), including the formation of many dangerous sinkholes in the region, causing roads and buildings to collapse (I use various drone shots to show the damage to the 'ghost' town of Ein Gedi).
Even though there are numerous proposals to end the rapid decrease of water levels, none of these have been put into action. Most scientists fear that the Dead Sea’s decline will continue for at least the next 100 years.
It's a stark reminder of what can happen when we treat Mother Nature the way we do.

Пікірлер: 110
@praveenvit2001
@praveenvit2001 Жыл бұрын
Need to save water. Nice video
@DoReMIY23
@DoReMIY23 Жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you for sharing!!!
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@fatimahyusof
@fatimahyusof Жыл бұрын
Great explanation & nice views. Really enjoyed watching the video. Come across this vlog accidentally... and luv to explore more... Thanks to you Stef. Take care & good luck.
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for your kind words Fatimah, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Best wishes.
@PilotWanderlust
@PilotWanderlust Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Stef! Great share!
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@chietbrink3977
@chietbrink3977 Жыл бұрын
A fantastic place to visit. Again a video with great images and information. And also funny to see the floating. Well done again !!!!
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! I'm happy that you enjoyed the video :)
@walkingj.m9132
@walkingj.m9132 Жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful video with explanation!! Thank you for sharing this my new friend! Greeting from Korea😍😍
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for your kind words :)
@jjkoriginal5423
@jjkoriginal5423 Жыл бұрын
Awesome 💯 Stef,nice explanation
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@alireza_adventure
@alireza_adventure Жыл бұрын
Wow amazing video Thanks for sharing I wish all the best for you
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! All the best to you :)
@soldrekye508
@soldrekye508 Жыл бұрын
thanks you for sharing this video :>> All your videos very beautiful and intersting it help me pratice my english listening skill and more
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thank you Sol, I'm happy to read that they are helpful to you.
@a.d.y8499
@a.d.y8499 10 ай бұрын
Interesting, thanks for sharing!
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@mayureshhajare3485
@mayureshhajare3485 Жыл бұрын
the beauty of nature captivates the eyes
@zawarulhassan6500
@zawarulhassan6500 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for information ☺️ Muslim believe what will happen when it dry completely
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment Zawar :)
@khaledapu3875
@khaledapu3875 3 ай бұрын
Allah can recreate another dead sea in a second.
@SaidAlSeveres
@SaidAlSeveres Күн бұрын
@@khaledapu3875grlllllllllll😂
@petr-podrouzek
@petr-podrouzek Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic 🙂
@mohammadredwan32
@mohammadredwan32 Жыл бұрын
wow really helpful information
@Ekaum650
@Ekaum650 Жыл бұрын
Useful information
@jonicandjaden9597
@jonicandjaden9597 Жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing
@omaxman1
@omaxman1 8 ай бұрын
Got to go to ein gedi resort in 2013, then again in 2023 i was driving by this resort and couldnt believe my eyes... it looked like a ghost town
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer 6 ай бұрын
Yes, it really did...
@anilkrishna604
@anilkrishna604 Жыл бұрын
Good information
@ilsantosimontemplar5649
@ilsantosimontemplar5649 Жыл бұрын
Are there fishes in there? You are the best youtuber....thanks steff
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that! No fish live in the Dead Sea. Best wishes.
@yochanan4261
@yochanan4261 Жыл бұрын
Schitterend beeldmateriaal Stef. Ook educatief. Ook fijn dat je politiek uit de filmpjes houdt! Als je ooit een beertje wilt drinken in Jeruzalem, laat maar weten. Je hebt vast heel boeiende verhalen. Gr. een mede-Noord-Hollander
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Dank je wel, ik probeer het zoveel mogelijk. Leuk een keer een biertje te drinken daar, groeten!
@sammu6574
@sammu6574 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@BibleUnleashed
@BibleUnleashed Жыл бұрын
Hey stef! Mind telling me the camera you use for vlogging?
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Quite a few different cameras, but mainly Sony NX80 and GoPro.
@BibleUnleashed
@BibleUnleashed Жыл бұрын
@@stefhoffer Thanks Steff for the quick response!
@Julia11993
@Julia11993 Жыл бұрын
Always great destinations 😀🤩
@Nisarsultann
@Nisarsultann Жыл бұрын
Hi
@antoniochac5141
@antoniochac5141 Жыл бұрын
Fantástico reportaje
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@dhruvvora05
@dhruvvora05 Жыл бұрын
Good info
@surendrababuchakkaravarthi2529
@surendrababuchakkaravarthi2529 Жыл бұрын
Nice video.
@aniketaich5812
@aniketaich5812 Жыл бұрын
Beauty of Nature 😍😍
@jayaraman2522
@jayaraman2522 Жыл бұрын
Awesome 😎😎
@Hotels-Resorts
@Hotels-Resorts Жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@manikandantamizh7740
@manikandantamizh7740 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@mohamedabdelkader8665
@mohamedabdelkader8665 Жыл бұрын
Awesome to watch.
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it Mohamed.
@mohamedabdelkader8665
@mohamedabdelkader8665 Жыл бұрын
@@stefhoffer Welcome Stef and thank you for your concerns.
@MPSG_Entertainment
@MPSG_Entertainment Жыл бұрын
Amazing
@shrini1992
@shrini1992 Жыл бұрын
Awesome 😎
@stk.plantation2912
@stk.plantation2912 Жыл бұрын
very beautiful
@jejakale1390
@jejakale1390 Жыл бұрын
Very happy to see the places that i never gone there. Dead Sea. Good
@akshaysharma6977
@akshaysharma6977 Жыл бұрын
I also want to visit this place
@santudubey9292
@santudubey9292 Жыл бұрын
Awesome 👍
@AI_Quotations
@AI_Quotations Жыл бұрын
Nice View
@bbenjoe
@bbenjoe Жыл бұрын
I visited it in 2019. So it's water level has receeded by about 3 meters since.
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
That's so fast, unbelievable.
@monekapandit2633
@monekapandit2633 Жыл бұрын
Sooo beautiful ❤️
@aksshaayrahatey5352
@aksshaayrahatey5352 Жыл бұрын
Nice video
@viveksinghaup1840
@viveksinghaup1840 Жыл бұрын
Khatarnak
@samarthpomendkar7105
@samarthpomendkar7105 Жыл бұрын
First time i have seen dead sea
@kayseriorganiktavukculuk406
@kayseriorganiktavukculuk406 Жыл бұрын
Good video
@rahulgarg8130
@rahulgarg8130 Жыл бұрын
Lovely 💐💐
@imgka
@imgka Жыл бұрын
Awsum
@Gyantank696
@Gyantank696 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@khangkhingicon1394
@khangkhingicon1394 Жыл бұрын
so sad too see this is happenhing in the red sea! there is no way we can fix this, :(
@vinnychavan2438
@vinnychavan2438 Жыл бұрын
Nice
@ktejaswi4154
@ktejaswi4154 Жыл бұрын
Great
@himanshilakhmani1881
@himanshilakhmani1881 Жыл бұрын
👌👌
@YardenZada
@YardenZada Жыл бұрын
We must do somthing to reverse the damages, whatever it may take ... this is not just for the sake of Beauty, for the sake of Humanity To neglect the planet, and not to care for how we affect mother of nature To be helpless with no real solutions is beyond heart break, How will the future look like 💔
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Completely agree with you, thanks for your input.
@___beyondhorizon4664
@___beyondhorizon4664 9 ай бұрын
Look up the documentary titled THE DEAD SEA GUARDIAN S
@marylewis8241
@marylewis8241 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@amarjeetchoudhary3379
@amarjeetchoudhary3379 Жыл бұрын
good
@himanshudiwakar9032
@himanshudiwakar9032 Жыл бұрын
Good
@annadasankarpanigrahi7781
@annadasankarpanigrahi7781 Жыл бұрын
Beutiful video
@suparner3286
@suparner3286 Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@pmscreation9694
@pmscreation9694 Жыл бұрын
👍
@bunnysdaddyskitchen
@bunnysdaddyskitchen Жыл бұрын
Ohh
@dracoramzigaming194
@dracoramzigaming194 Жыл бұрын
Oh no the death sea😭😭🌊😭😱
@again5162
@again5162 Жыл бұрын
I had 2 hitchhikers from Israel, I asked them about the plans to save the Dead Sea they had no idea what I was on about, seems like it was propaganda or politics
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Which part?
@pengelanajagadnusantara4277
@pengelanajagadnusantara4277 6 ай бұрын
All have been explain in holy qur'an
@Ledingsangma
@Ledingsangma 4 ай бұрын
Halleluyah Aman
@bobjones2041
@bobjones2041 Жыл бұрын
The Nile is disappearing thanks to Sudan and everyone is giddy about high tech Sudan
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Water shortages are a huge problem. Hope things will improve in the future.
@mohamedyusofismail3229
@mohamedyusofismail3229 Жыл бұрын
Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account. FromAl-Quaran-Surah Ar-Ra'd,ayat 41.
@shirishsrivastav1444
@shirishsrivastav1444 Жыл бұрын
Waw
@hanzoluther1598
@hanzoluther1598 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Palestine Westbank and I was in dead sea in 2020 was XP wow so amazing enjoy in your time I'm travel out of here and no back sorry my land 🦄🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ love is love but no in Palestine that's why need to travel
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Glad to read you enjoyed your time in the Dead Sea. All the best!
@zaidanaldzakir2008
@zaidanaldzakir2008 Жыл бұрын
Aqiss And Family 👼👼👼🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
@dhowe5180
@dhowe5180 Жыл бұрын
The Dead Sea is dying?
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
You could more or less say so, I'm afraid...
@tracklift
@tracklift Жыл бұрын
It should disappear fast,we don't need it
@again5162
@again5162 Жыл бұрын
😂 any massive endolake that dries up exposes the heavy metals to dust storms. Every continent has it
@romerjohndefino3926
@romerjohndefino3926 Жыл бұрын
May facebook page or account po ba kayo? How to message you po
@sameershaikh4917
@sameershaikh4917 Жыл бұрын
When It will completely disappear it will bhi last day for earth ....
@stefhoffer
@stefhoffer Жыл бұрын
Yes, it will be a sad day indeed.
@zaidanaldzakir2008
@zaidanaldzakir2008 Жыл бұрын
@rekaputri .official 🇮🇩🇮🇩🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
@jibanjyotidash6566
@jibanjyotidash6566 Жыл бұрын
Nice video
@monekapandit2633
@monekapandit2633 Жыл бұрын
Sooo beautiful ❤️
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