Lake Kinneret dropping one centimeter per day

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: April 29, 2001| Author: DAVID RUDGE | Copyright information


Jerusalem Post

04-29-2001

Headline: Lake Kinneret dropping one centimeter per day
Byline: DAVID RUDGE
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 03

Sunday, April 29, 2001 -- The level of Lake Kinneret - already at a record low - is expected to reach the new minimum red line long before the end of summer, experts are warning.

Officials in the Water Commissioners' Office (WCO) confirmed that the lake's level is now dropping at the rate of one ce...

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