Sinkholes around the globe
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY JOSEPH KRAUSS A Palestinian man sits on dry land on the outskirts of the West Bank village of Al-Auja in the Jordan Valley on September 10, 2008. As Israeli holidaymakers watch the Dead Sea retreating, leaving massive sinkholes in its wake, Palestinian farmers farther up the valley pry crops from increasingly parched soil. The Jordan Valley is in the grip of a severe water crisis, exacerbated by the region's various conflicts, that threatens the livelihoods of its Israeli and Arab residents. And it is transforming the landscape before their eyes. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)
