Explanations for the decline include a lack of rain, increased water usage upstream in Lebanon, rising temperatures (which increase evaporation), and the expansion of farmland and irrigation around the lake.
Izizathu ze ukwehla kufaka ukuntuleka kwemvula, ukwanda kokusetshenziswa kwamanzi ezindaweni eziphezulu zaseLebanon, amazinga okushisa aphezulu (okuzokhuphula ukuhwamuka) nokwandiswa kwezindawo zamapulazi nezindawo eziniselwa ngenkasa ezungeze ichibi.