Over the past three years the Dead Sea has decreased by three meters and the whole area is currently one third less than it used to be in the 1960s due to the diversion of the Jordan River water for irrigation, experts said.

• 专家称，在过去三年中，死海的水位已经下降了3米。由于约旦河的水源被改道以为灌溉所用，无法注入死海，因此同60年代相比，目前整个死海水域的水量已经不足原先的三分之一。