In today’s world of political revolutions, teen sexting, and dying pop icons, one might just be distracted enough to let the real danger seep in. We keep forgetting about natural disasters, and they keep hating us. Mother Nature’s step brother, the sinkhole, is a real bastard, and he’s attacking the innocent. It took geologist Eli Raz 14 hours in the clutches of a sinkhole, followed by five years of procrastination, to come to the conclusion that someone’s got to do something.
By attempting to map the sinkholes around the Dead Sea, Raz hopes to minimize the risk of individuals who flock to the body of water annually for its sandy beaches and pristine blue shallows. While no quick solution exists, he believes that knowing where they are will seriously curb the number of people trapped by sinkholes every year. Since his accident five years ago, Raz remains the only victim.
Another hindrance posed by the sinkholes is that to Israeli development firms, who have been forced to halt the contruction of a hotel and a naval base in the area. Unfortunately for Palestine, development encroaching on the West Bank is looking more and more favorable for an Israel faced with sinkholes.
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