The Dead Sea is dying

Uploaded: 2017-10-20T15:28:18Z
Duration: 2 min 29 s
Description: Just a few years ago, beachgoers flocked to the Dead Sea. Now receding waters and giant sinkholes have left the shores deserted. Take a trip to the lowest elevation on Earth and find out what's drying up this unique body of water.

Israeli-Jordanian border

Updated 1610 GMT (0010 HKT) October 20, 2017

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Israeli-Jordanian border (CNN)Just a few years ago, beachgoers flocked to the Dead Sea. Now receding waters and giant sinkholes have left the shores deserted. Take a trip to the lowest elevation on Earth and find out what's drying up this unique body of water.