Scientists Use Drones to Track Dead Sea Sinkholes
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How do sinkholes come to be, and how do researchers study them?
The Dead Sea is home to some 6,000 sinkholes—and as its water keeps receding, more will form.
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Scientists Use Drones to Track Dead Sea Sinkholes
Clip: Season 46 Episode 7 | 2m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
The Dead Sea is home to some 6,000 sinkholes—and as its water keeps receding, more will form.
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