A new drought is in full swing in Israel, as evidenced by the plummeting water level of the Sea of Galilee, known locally as the Kinneret, which has resulted in the appearance of a large island near its southern shore.
The Galilee today stands some 4.5 meters (nearly 15 feet) below its optimal water level, and is fast approaching its “Black Line”, at which point it will suffer irreversible ecological damage, experts have warned in the past.
The deputy head of the Kinneret Authority told Israel’s Ynet news portal that “everyone needs to pray for a rainy winter.”
But meteorologists have already forecast below average rainfall in the coming months. Indeed, Israel’s Water Authority bleakly predicted that “the worst is still before us.”
In other words, a miracle is in order.
Originally posted at Israel Today Magazine.
