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The Kinneret and its water level, rainfall and drought, pollution and nature reserves, wildlife, and how a warming climate is changing Israel.

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The Sea of Galilee seen from the hills above Tiberias

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Kinneret Drops 5.5 cm to -213.615 m, Sinking 0.62 m Below the Lower Red Line

The Sea of Galilee lost more ground this week and remains under the threshold where pumping is restricted and salinity climbs, according to Israel Water Authority data.

Calm open sea under a pale sky, a boat far out

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Kinneret Falls 6.5 cm to -213.530 m, Now 0.53 m Below the Lower Red Line

The blue water of the Sea of Galilee against a rocky shore

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Kinneret Drops 6 cm to -213.470 m, Sinking 0.47 m Below the Lower Red Line

The blue water of the Sea of Galilee against a rocky shore

File photo · Chris Gallimore / Unsplash

Kinneret Falls 8.5 cm in a Week to 213.41 Meters, Now 41 cm Below the Lower Red Line

Illustration of a quiet, empty shoreline of the Sea of Galilee at dawn, with shallow warm water and distant hazy hills.

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Boy, 9, on ventilator after amoeba infection linked to Sea of Galilee swim

Illustration of the Jordan River flowing into the Sea of Galilee past a wide band of exposed shoreline at golden hour.

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The Kinneret Rose 11cm in February and Stayed Below Its Bottom Red Line

Illustration of a city skyline shrouded in thick orange dust haze with the sun reduced to a pale disc.

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Jordanian Desert Dust Fouls Israel's Air Until Wednesday

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