Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Top Up!


The 'sea' of Galilee is really a lake. It is, however, notable that Israel is reportedly having to add large quantities of desalinated seawater to it in an attempt to counteract its shrinking dimensions (and to counter increasing salinity), after 15 years of reduced rainfall (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/12/israel-to-top-up-sea-of-galiliee-after-years-of-drought). This 'top-up' is apparently necessary to maintain the lake's biodiversity but it can simultaneously act as a reservoir.

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