Human Needs Threaten a Valuable Natural Resource | Saving the Dead Sea

Learn how meeting the demands of a growing population and industry in Israel and Jordan has nearly cut off the water supply to the Dead Sea, posing a threat to one of the Middle East region’s great natural resources, in this video from NOVA: Saving the Dead Sea. Use this resource to examine the unequal distribution of Earth’s natural resources as well as the effects of human activities on resource availability.