Is there life in the Dead Sea? Detailed answer

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Is there life in the Dead Sea?

The Dead Sea is one of the strangest bodies of water on earth. Millions of years ago, the water level in it was about 420 m higher than the current one and thus exceeded the level of the Mediterranean Sea. At that time there was life in it. However, a period of great drought followed, during which so much water evaporated from the Dead Sea that it gradually shrunk to its present size.

One of the most striking features about the Dead Sea is the amount of salt contained in its water - 23-25 percent. For comparison, let's say that ocean water is only 4-6 percent salt! If you taste the water from the Dead Sea, it will not only seem very salty to you, but it can also make you sick due to the high content of magnesium chloride.

In addition, it has a similarity to oily liquids to the touch due to the large amount of calcium chloride dissolved in it. No animal can exist in the Dead Sea. Of course, often individual fish get there with the waters of the Jordan River flowing into it. However, due to the too high salt content, fish die, becoming the prey of birds nesting on the seashore.

Author: Likum A.

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