South of the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River runs through Israeli territory on both sides, and then defines the Israel-Jordan border, before entering the West Bank and trickling into the Dead Sea.

"The Dead Sea and the sacred Jordan River are treasures of the past and legacies for our future," King Abdullah of Jordan said at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cairo on Nov. 7.

David Myers made a 1000-mile solo circuit of the Jordan river watershed. His journey took him through two deserts, three ...

"The Dead Sea and the sacred Jordan River are treasures of the past and legacies for our future," King Abdullah of Jordan said at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cairo on Nov. 7.

DEAD SEA, Israel — As the owner of the second boat to sail the Dead Sea in the past 75 years, Noam Bedein knows its salty waters better than almost anyone. But lately, his excursions have led him to ...

KING ABDULLAH II BIN AL-HUSSEIN: The Dead Sea and the sacred Jordan River are treasures of the past and legacies for our future. Our generation must not be the broken link.

As the owner of the second boat to sail the Dead Sea in the past 75 years, Noam Bedein knows its salty waters better than almost anyone. But lately, his excursions have led him to discover sites ...

The Jordan River narrows to a trickle as it winds its way down to the Dead Sea. (Christopher-Sprake, iStock at Getty Images) “Water is always a story of conflict,” he went on.

That extraction, plus a reduction in the inflow of water from the Jordan River, has led the Dead Sea to dry up in recent decades. A 2022 Israeli government report said that since 1980, ...

That extraction, plus a reduction in the inflow of water from the Jordan River, has led the Dead Sea to dry up in recent decades. A 2022 Israeli government report said that since 1980, ...

"The Dead Sea and the sacred Jordan River are treasures of the past and legacies for our future," King Abdullah of Jordan said at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cairo on Nov. 7.