The Dead Sea is drying up at an incredible rate leaving huge sinkholes in its wake.

Will the Dead Sea be eaten by sinkholes? Huge chasms are appearing in the region at a rate of one per day

• The Dead Sea is drying up at a rate of one meter per year causing sinkholes
  

• There are now over 3,000 sinkholes around the Dead Sea on the Israeli side
  

• This compares to 40 in 1990, with the first sinkhole appearing in the 1980s

By Ellie Zolfagharifard
PUBLISHED: 12:27 EST, 18 September 2013 | UPDATED: 12:28 EST, 18 September 2013

The Dead Sea is drying up at an incredible rate leaving huge chasms of empty space in its wake.
These chasms appear in the form of large, devastating sinkholes and are increasing in number throughout the region.

Experts claim they are now forming at a rate of nearly one a day, but have no way of knowing when or how they will show up.

The Dead Sea is drying up at an incredible rate leaving huge chasms of empty space in its wake

Estimates byMoment magazine suggest that, on the Israeli side alone, there are now over 3,000 sinkholes around the Dead Sea.
This compares to just 40 counted in 1990, with the first sinkhole appearing in the 1980s.

The Dead Sea spans more than 60 miles through Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan.

Its waters are 10 times saltier than the northern Atlantic Ocean because it has no outlet. This means that any minerals that flow there, stay there.

The Dead Sea spans more than 60 miles through Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan. Its waters are 10 times saltier than the northern Atlantic Ocean because it has no outlet. This means that any minerals that flow there, stay there

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