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C entral Asia (territory is 1.7 mln. sq.km) is situated in the mid-part of Euroasia at the crossroad of ancient caravan routes between Europe and Asia, Middle and Far East and mainly coincides with the geographical borders of the Aral Sea, completely including territories of Tadjikistan, Uzbekistan, a large part...
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They are mainly used for electric power generation, irrigation, fish breeding, water supply, and mudflow protection. More than 95% of gross electricity in Tajikistan is generated owing ... Being the upper flow of the Aral Sea basin, Tajikistan’s rivers directly influence the state and the level of Aral Sea’s water.
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Average annual river flow in the zones of formation of these rivers (high mountains to the southeast of the Aral Sea) averaged 111 km3 from 1926 to 1970 (12) . Under "natural" conditions only about half of this ... At one time 173 animal species lived around the Aral, mainly in the deltas; ... Water supply and health concerns.
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www.ciesin.org/docs/006-238/006-238.html
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PART 2 – THE ARAL SEA; 9) Which former Soviet republics border the Aral Sea? 10) Which rivers mainly supply the Aral Sea? 11) What government agency is responsible for the Aral Sea and its plight? 12) Why was the water supply to the Aral Sea diverted?
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www.kwanga.net/apesnotes/water-diversions.pdf
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Free online diary/journal service, offering public or private diaries. ... 1b. the rivers which mainly supply the Aral sea are the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya. ... 4. The Resources the Aral sea supply to local inhabitants are water, fish, and water for the growing of cereal and “white gold” or cotton.
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www.digitalexpressions.nu/diary/windgirl/more%20labs/15...
www.digitalexpressions.nu/diary/windgirl/more%20labs/1520828/
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Since both the causes and the consequences of the Aral Sea catastrophe today are mainly connected with Post-Soviet Central Asia, ... The desiccation and degradation of water resulted in the destruction of the ecosystem of the Aral Sea, with the deltas and the basin of its two main rivers suffering most.
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The two large rivers of the Aral Sea basin, the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya, can only exist because of the presence of high mountains, from which they receive predominantly snow- and ... About 85 percent (53-55 km2) of the water is used in agriculture, 12 percent (6 km2) in industry and 3 percent (1.7 km2) as municipal supply.
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www.fao.org/docrep/007/ad526e/ad526e0i.htm
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Time to save the Aral Sea? ... The AGL study says a major programme is needed to reduce losses in the rivers and canals, mainly by lining and automatization of distribution, to stop irrigation expansion, to generalize micro-irrigation and other water saving techniques on existing irrigated areas, to redirect drainage water...
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www.fao.org/ag/magazine/9809/spot2.htm
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