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Dead Sea Sinkholes, photo by urban_hipster via Flickr

Dead Sea Sinkhole Could Swallow Tourists, Close Facilities

June 25, 2009 rockman Comments Off

Sinkholes at the Dead Sea have threatened tourists and forced Israeli (and perhaps Jordanian)authorities to close various facilities and cancel development plans to avoid these geologic hazards. These are not your typical Karst sinkholes. According […]