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; The Aral Sea; ; High and dry. Rusting fishing boats dot the desolate landscape at Moynaq (Uzbekistan), once a fishing port, now far away from the sea.;; ; ; The Aral Sea region has one of the world’s highest rates of malformed or handicapped children.;
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Decline of the Aral Sea started in the 1960s as increasing amounts of water were diverted from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers mainly for irrigation. Between 1960 and 1996, the surface area of the sea declined by some 50% (from 67,000 km2 to 30,000 km2) and the sea level dropped by 16 meters. By 1990,
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Located in California's spectacular Eastern Sierra, Mono Lake is an oasis in the dry Great Basin and a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. For 30 ... years the Mono Lake Committee has been working to protect Mono Lake from destruction, to heal the damage done ... Lee Vining Creek under a blanket of snow...
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; History; The Aral Sea degradation; Impact on climate regime; Impact on soil structure; Impact on criosphere; Impact on inhabitation sphere; Impact on biodiversity; Impact on ecosystems; Impact on social and economic sphere; Neutralization of the Aral crisis...
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; Spreading information all over the Net ... AdmiNet > World > Asia > Kazakhstan ... KAZAKHSTAN BRANCH OF INTERNATIONAL ARAL SEA REHABILITATION FUND...
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Aral Sea Loss and Cotton (ARAL Case) ... 2. Description It is no exaggeration to say that the case of the Aral Sea is one of the greatest environmental catastrophes ever recorded. Humans have made use of the waters of the Aral basin for thousands of years, borrowing from its two major rivers: the Amu Darya, which flows into...
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www.american.edu/ted/aral.htm
www.american.edu/ted/aral.htm
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The destruction of the Aral Sea ecosystem has been sudden and severe. Beginning in the 1960s, agricultural demands have deprived this large Central Asian salt lake of enough water to sustain itself, and it has shrunk rapidly.
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www.american.edu/ted/ice/aralsea.htm
www.american.edu/ted/ice/aralsea.htm
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I saw with my own eyes the most dramatic changes in the Aral Sea, and know about the sufferings of people around the Aral, not only through books, articles, documentaries, materials of many conferences, but also from my own experience based on personal exchanges of views with long-suffering and patient local people,
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The Aral Sea was once the fourth biggest inland sea in the world.The Sea provided a healthy livelihood for several hundred thousand people.The flow of water into the Sea began to drop alarmingly. ... Aral Sea Region...
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