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Sea of Galilee
View of the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel, April 19, 2017. (Isaac Harari/Flash90)
February 18, 2019, 1:26 pm
Sea of Galilee water level to reach 2-year record high after rainy winter
Lake to rise above lower red line, authorities say, calling it ‘good news’; but woes far from over after 5-year drought
By TOI staff
The Zalmon Stream in northern Israel swells with rain on January 9, 2018. (courtesy Nadav Bartan/Nature and Parks Authority)
January 9, 2019, 2:12 pm
Winter rains raise Sea of Galilee level by 19 centimeters in 2 days
Downpours in northern Israel bring snow to Hermon, end 5-year drought, but Water Authority says climate change means problems won’t be solved by a year of plentiful precipitation
By Melanie Lidman
A worker at the Sorek desalination plant, south of Tel Aviv, on November 1, 2015. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
December 18, 2018, 6:05 am
Deficiencies in desalinated water could lead to increase in heart attack deaths
Disagreements between the Health Ministry and the Water Authority have delayed implementation of a pilot to add magnesium, an essential mineral, to desalinated water for two years
By Melanie Lidman
People sit on the beach of the Sea of Galilee near Kibbutz Ein-Gev, on October 8, 2018. (JACK GUEZ/AFP)
November 13, 2018, 11:37 am
Shrinking Sea of Galilee has some hoping for a miracle
Despite less water being pumped from lake than in the past, the surface is still below the level needed to maintain healthy aqua life
By Clothilde Mraffko
Lt. Yakir Naveh, whose airplane crashed in the Sea of Galilee in May 1962. (Israeli Air Force)
November 6, 2018, 4:53 pm
After 56 years of searching, IDF finds remains of pilot in Sea of Galilee
Military says Lt. Yakir Naveh’s body discovered using new technologies, which helped sift through silty bottom of the lake
By Judah Ari Gross
Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan., talks to supporters during a parade in Overland Park, Kansas, September 29, 2018. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
October 4, 2018, 8:41 pm
Congressman of Israel skinny-dipping infamy struggles for reelection
‘Vanilla’ Kansas Republican Kevin Yoder, who once swam naked in the Sea of Galilee, is trailing behind his Native American, gay, Democrat rival, Sharice Davids
By John Hanna
The wreckage of Ottoma boat Sharia in the Sea of Galilee (Channel 10 screenshot)
October 2, 2018, 3:38 am
Divers search Sea of Galilee wreck for mythical WWI treasure
Ottoman steamboat Sharia was sunk by British pilots in 1918. Rumors of lost gold have swirled ever since
By TOI staff
A cow stands in a field overlooking the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel, on February 18, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 17, 2018, 2:24 pm
Water officials predict a rainy winter that won’t make up deficit
Water Authority says Israelis responding to conservation campaign, as natural supplies reach 98-year lows and reliance on desalination grows
By TOI staff
A boat searches the Sea of Galilee for missing swimmer Moshe Shamir, 66, of Tel Aviv on September 15, 2018. (Screen capture: Maariv Online)
September 16, 2018, 7:45 pm
Body of 66-year-old man pulled from Sea of Galilee after search
Moshe Shamir of Tel Aviv was competing in a swimming contest on Saturday when he disappeared
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of Israelis enjoying the beaches of the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel, on April 1, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 16, 2018, 4:43 pm
Overuse, not climate change, drying up Sea of Galilee — researchers
Ben-Gurion University study says increased irrigation diversion for agriculture causing historically low water levels, not years-long drought
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of Israelis enjoying the beaches of the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel, on April 1, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 26, 2018, 5:24 pm
Israel enters 6th year of worst-in-a-century drought, girds for even worse
Israelis, as yet largely unaffected due to mass desalination, urged to conserve in Water Authority ad campaign as officials warn water use may be curtailed next year
By TOI staff
In this July 17, 2018, photo, Israeli farmer Ofer Moskovitz checks soil in his field near Kfar Yuval, Israel (AP Photo/Caron Creighton)
August 4, 2018, 12:20 pm
5-year drought raises questions over Israel’s water strategy
Experts wonder whether Israel’s technological prowess will be enough to overcome the forces of nature further drying one of the most arid places on Earth
By CARON CREIGHTON
TeNiya Jones was a sophomore at the University of Kentucky. (Facebook)
July 31, 2018, 5:09 am
Tourist found dead off Israeli coast named as University of Kentucky student
19-year-old TeNiya Jones was swept away by the current in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam after entering the water with two friends
By TOI staff
Paramedics on the Tel Aviv waterfront recover a 19-year-old woman's body, July 30, 2018. (Magen David Adom)
July 30, 2018, 8:07 am
American tourist’s body found after beach drowning
Young woman was pulled in by currents in Bat Yam; 21-year-old man’s body recovered after drowning in Sea of Galilee
By TOI staff
Rescue efforts to find a young man who drifted from the shore on an inflatable raft, Sea of Galilee, July 29, 2018 (Police Spokesman's Unit)
July 29, 2018, 11:12 am
Rescue crews search for missing man in Sea of Galilee
Police, army and volunteers scouring the area for Arrabeh resident who drifted away from shore on inflatable raft Saturday
By TOI staff
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