Posted on September 24, 2008 by lorna.ir The River Jordan has flowed freely for thousands of years, its name immortalized in the Hebrew Bible and its lush upper reaches once known as the gates to the Garden of Eden. This summer, however, large sections of this storied river were reduced to a trickle, the water [...]
The Middle East’s Water Crisis: Will the Jordan River Run Dry?
By Paul Stewart in September 27th 2008 No Comment »
Filed Under hydropower, world water Tags: damming the jordan, drought, isreal, jordan, jordan river, palestinian territories, syria, tributary dam
Filed Under hydropower, world water Tags: damming the jordan, drought, isreal, jordan, jordan river, palestinian territories, syria, tributary dam
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