yamיָם
seaha'melachהַמֶּלַח
the saltyoredיוֹרֵד
descendsThe Dead Sea is receding.
ha'misparimהַמִּסְפָּרִים
the numbersyedu'imיְדוּעִים
known (m. pl.)u'metu'adimוּמְתוּעָדִים
and documented (m. pl.)ke'meterכְּמֶטֶר
about a meterle'shanaלְשָׁנָה
per yearbe'memutzaבְּמְמוּצָע
on averagebe'asorimבְּעָשׂוֹרִים
in decadesha'acharonimהָאַחֲרוֹנִים
the recent (m. pl.)ve'gamוְגַם
and alsoimאִם
ifyeshיֵשׁ
there isshonutשׁוֹנוּת
variationbeinבֵּין
betweenshanaשָׁנָה
yearle'shanaלְשָׁנָה
to yearha'kivunהַכִּווּן
the directioneinoאֵינוֹ
is not (m. sg.)shanuiשָׁנוּי
changedbe'machloketבְּמַחֲלוֹקֶת
in disputeThe numbers are known and documented, about a meter per year on average in recent decades, and even if there is variation from year to year, the direction is not in dispute.
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