The Dead Sea lost thirty-three percent of its surface area during the last half-century.

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But when his wingtip touched the surface, he lost control and the plane apparently flipped, coming to rest on its back.

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She was lost beneath the surface for thirty minutes before her parents found her on the pond bottom and pulled her up.

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Paulsen laughs about it now, but his sub lost contact with the surface for 90 minutes during the ascent.

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