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Israel's water crisis deepens as Sea pollution reduces Lake Tiberias
The water pollution crisis in the Dead Sea highlights the deterioration of Lake Tiberias, which lost about 3.3 million cubic meters of water over ten days due to increased pumping to compensate for reduced water supplies from other sources. Authorities decided to boost water extraction from the lake and relied on groundwater to ensure supply to residents and the agricultural sector, leading to the lake's water level dropping to its lowest point in five years—by 10 centimeters, reaching 213.40 meters below sea level. Despite this decline, the situation remains better than in 2018, when the water level was approximately 87 centimeters lower. This indicates that the continued closure of desalination plants has led the lake to revert to its role as a water source, while the anticipated reoperation of the plants is expected to gradually reduce pumping from the lake, restoring its status as a strategic reserve rather than a primary source of drinking water.
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