There's Water Under the Desert -- But It's Hardly Being Used

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Illustration shows area covered by Judea Group Aquifer with outlets into Dead Sea springs.
Illustration shows area covered by Judea Group Aquifer, with outlets into Dead Sea springs.

The one place in water-short Israel where natural groundwater is available and not being fully exploited is – of all places – in the mostly uninhabited Judean desert.


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