The Dead Sea is ancient. The history of its salty, therapeutic waters goes back to the Bible. But this natural wonder is rapidly drying up, even changing the land around it. NPR's Daniel Estrin ...

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Climate change and exploitation of natural resources threaten the natural wonder that is the Dead Sea. Encore: The Dead Sea is drying up because of overexploitation and climate change DAVID FOLKENFLIK ...