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epa04990673 YEARENDER 2015 FEATURE PACKAGES..(04/16) A researcher from the Isareli Geological Institute of Limnological Research measures the Dead Sea depth from a rope covered with salt while sailing on the research ship 'Taglit' (Discovery) during their monthly research of the Dead Sea water level near the Dead Sea coastal resort of Ein Gedi, Israel, 20 October 2014. According to media reports, the Dead Sea water level is dropping with an average of one meter per year since the first water level measurements in 1927. EPA/ABIR SULTAN PLEASE REFER TO ADVISORY NOTICE (epa04547210) FOR FULL FEATURE TEXT