The Dead Sea is almost 10X saltier than the oceans, and the Dead Sea is shrinking. As the water evaporates, the salt is left behind. Consequently, as the Dea Sea shrinks, it becomes saltier.[spoiler]This is a metaphor.[/spoiler]
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Edited by FRAKTICA: 2/26/2016 6:54:05 PMTechnically, as water evaporates from the dead sea, what water remains has a higher salt concentration, but there is actually a corresponding reduction in overall salt since some is carried off with the evaporating water...