But it’s true of the Dead Sea today. It’s extremely saline because it’s so low. And its salinity is a source of minerals since they’re harvested.
So a slightly different question would be: would Israelis and Jordanians prefer a Dead Sea or a desert in its place? I think the answer is obviously that they prefer the …
But it’s true of the Dead Sea today. It’s extremely saline because it’s so low. And its salinity is a source of minerals since they’re harvested.
So a slightly different question would be: would Israelis and Jordanians prefer a Dead Sea or a desert in its place? I think the answer is obviously that they prefer the Dead Sea to exist, and hence this would be good.
Also notice that the evaporated water would become humidity that travels to the region. So it’s not all lost, especially with the right orography around.
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Agreed re Red-Sea-Esque cases! Another consideration are salt deposits, how quickly will the bed of the lake fill out if sustained by seawater, which is much more salty than e.g. the Jordan. This requires some math and assumptions, but my feeling is that for the deeper basins under consideration, this shouldn't matter in human timescales.
Yes this is indeed true.
But it’s true of the Dead Sea today. It’s extremely saline because it’s so low. And its salinity is a source of minerals since they’re harvested.
So a slightly different question would be: would Israelis and Jordanians prefer a Dead Sea or a desert in its place? I think the answer is obviously that they prefer the Dead Sea to exist, and hence this would be good.
Also notice that the evaporated water would become humidity that travels to the region. So it’s not all lost, especially with the right orography around.
I appreciate the long-term-support of your articles with replies to comments!
Agreed re Red-Sea-Esque cases! Another consideration are salt deposits, how quickly will the bed of the lake fill out if sustained by seawater, which is much more salty than e.g. the Jordan. This requires some math and assumptions, but my feeling is that for the deeper basins under consideration, this shouldn't matter in human timescales.
Yes my intuition tells me it’s always going to be less salty than the Dead Sea anyway so we should be good.