As the Dead Sea shrinks, engineers prepare a daring solution: connect it with the Red Sea by way of a massive desalination plant. If it works, it could stabilize the lake and ease regional tensions, but will it put the environment at risk?

Originally released by PBS, 2019. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 18, 2019.

Introduction: Saving the Dead Sea (3:03); --Hydro Engineering (3:50); -- Probable Geochemical Consequences (5:34); -- Associated Hazards (2:47); -- Decline: Shortages (3:20); -- Decline: Mineral Extraction (2:32); -- Health Benefits Geological History (4:23); -- Waning Vitality (2:50); -- Demand and Adaptation (2:00); -- Technological Solutions (3:22); -- Geological Challenges (5:03); -- Mitigating Ecological Damages (5:40); -- Project Viability (5:46); -- Credits: Saving the Dead Sea (0:54); .