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Where does the Dead Sea get its name from?

Due to the very high salinity of the water: in this sea it contains up to 31% salts (by volume), which is ten times more than in the seas and oceans. Neither plants nor animals can live in such water. Scientists have found only one type of bacteria that can live in such waters.

There are also similar reservoirs in Russia, in Altai.

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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During a strong earthquake, the epicenter of which is located in the sea, giant waves often arise, propagating at high speed. In the open sea, in areas with great depth, ships are not afraid of them, but as they approach coastal shallow water, the wave height increases greatly, sometimes up to tens of meters.

At the same time, the ocean first recedes from the shores, exposing the bottom, and then rushes to the shore, sweeping away everything in its path. An example is the catastrophic tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2005.

Only a timely warning of an impending disaster can help, from which you can escape on the hills, and sometimes on the upper floors of solid buildings.

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