Why is it not advisable to swim in the Dead Sea during the eastern winds?

Arab Weather - Swimming is a favorite sport for many people, perhaps the most prominent of which is swimming in the Dead Sea. Swimming in the Dead Sea is considered not dangerous except during the blowing of the eastern winds. Arab weather usually advises against swimming in the Dead Sea during the activity and blowing of the eastern winds, and to know the danger of swimming in the sea Dead during the blowing of the eastern winds via the following article.

Swimming in the Dead Sea is dangerous during the eastern winds Why ..?

When the eastern winds blow and are active on the Dead Sea, they lead to unusually high waves, which may cause swimmers to drown due to the heavy weight of the Dead Sea water, which contains a large amount of salts. The chances of stranding on the Palestinian side of the Dead Sea also increase. And then there is great difficulty in returning To the Jordanian side, because the wind direction is opposite to that of the swimmers returning from the Palestinian side to the Jordanian side.

What makes matters more difficult is the nature of the Dead Sea water, which is characterized by its containment of a large amount of salinity. As soon as the waves hit the faces of the swimmers, the salty water enters with their eyes and fulfills them, which makes them unable to see and start to feel luminous.

The difference between swimming in the Dead Sea in the normal position and during the blowing of the eastern winds.

• In the normal situation, the direction of the winds is mostly westerly to northwest, meaning that it is opposite to the direction of the swimmers, and it is easy for them to return to the Jordanian side without much effort. The speed of the westerly winds in the normal situation is light to moderate in speed, which means that there is no rise in the waves.

• During the blowing of the eastern winds, the direction of the winds is with the direction of the swimmers and pushes them from their backs away from the Jordanian side as it leads to the rise of the waves. Here, the chances of drowning and the chances of delinquency on the Palestinian side rise rapidly, and the reason is that the winds blow from the same direction from which the swimmers set off. Difficulty returning to the Jordanian side because the wind direction is opposite to the return direction.