The Dead Sea, actually a salt lake between Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan, is dying and scientist are trying to find out a way to make the Dead Sea, ... well, live again:
[The Dead Sea] relies on many small tributaries, but its main supplier of water is the Jordan River. Population growth in the region means more and more water is being diverted from its path towards the Dead Sea to other uses such as irrigation and drinking water. Evaporation, which makes the sea special by keeping salinity high, is also putting the Sea at risk, and the hot, arid climate and practices such as mineral extraction only exacerbate the rate of evaporation. Without an ample supply of water from the Jordan, the water level is dropping at an alarming rate (an estimated 1 meter per year).
As the shoreline recedes, sinkholes and mud are left behind. The scenic beauty of the area is scarred; getting to the water proves more and more difficult; tourism suffers. If this trend continues, the allure of the Dead Sea will be lost for future generations.
why would we give up ?
There is nothing living in the dead sea, hence its name, except for some bacteria and perhaps microscopic animals or algae.
A large pool of hyper salinated water is receding because people are using the water beforeit gets there, for crazy ideas like irrigation and DRINKING.
Once water gets to the Dead Sea it is unusable.
Also I don't think there is any life at all in the dead sea.
I will just Wiki that....
Yes, there is no life above bacteria in the Sea year round.
Screw it, let it evapourate.