This article, authored by Elisa Oddone and published on the PBS science news site, Nova, discusses the environmental problems connected to the quickly shrinking Dead Sea, and how its demise will effect the future of the surrounding communities, farms, and hotels. The article delves into issues such as the ecological implications of Dead Sea water evaporation, decrease in water due to water diversion, and the appearance of thousands of sink holes surrounding the Dead Sea, which get can be deep as two stories.