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Israel experiencing its driest winter in a century, Water Authority says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter
People visit a promenade in the city of Tiberias, next to the Sea of Galilee on January 30, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)
The Water Authority estimates that the current winter is the driest in a century.
The Sea of Galilee, Israel’s main single source of freshwater, rose by only two centimeters (less than 0.8 of an inch) in January, and the flow of water into the Jordan River is at its lowest level since 1960 at this time of year.
Israel relies largely on desalination for its water and the authority says there will be no water shortages as a result of the paucity of rain.
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