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        3/13/2008, Adar Bet 6, 5768

      Dead Sea Level Dropped 9 cm Last Month


      In what has been a relatively rainless winter, the water level in the Dead Sea has dropped by 9 cm in the past month.

      Experts have become increasingly concerned about the rate at which the Dead Sea is drying up.  The water level dropped by 1.5 meters in 2007.