A significant drop in the level of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) was recorded on Sunday following an extreme heatwave that swept through Israel last week, bringing it closer to the lower red line, Hebrew media reported.

“The Sea of Galilee has lost several centimeters since the start of the severe heatwave last week,” Kinneret Department Manager at the Water Authority Firas Telhami said, according to Ynet .

“The evaporation rate, especially in the last two days of the peak of the heatwave, increased by tens of percent compared to normal summer days,” he added.

As of Sunday, the Sea of Galilee stood at a level of 212.595 meters (almost 700 feet) below sea level, which is only 40.5 centimeters (about 16 inches) above the lower red line, Ynet reported.

Due to the water’s evaporation

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