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"Once the fourth-largest lake in the world, Central Asia's shrinking Aral Sea has reached a new low, thanks to decades-old water diversions and a more recent drought."
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Kelsey McIntosh's curator insight,
March 31, 2018 2:28 PM
This article briefly discusses the disappearing Aral Sea. Once being the fourth largest lake, evaporation and water diversions have caused it to shrink significantly. Because the sea has always been salty, the disappearing water has caused the salt content to rise and has made the water practically unusable.
brielle blais's curator insight,
April 1, 2018 3:28 PM
This post showcases physical geography. The Aral Sea is dissipating, and it is leaving behind tons and tons of salt. This salt is affecting the local agriculture, such as in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, where the crops that are irrigated are suffering from the high salt levels.
Kelvis Hernandez's curator insight,
November 1, 2018 8:02 PM
Once one of the largest lakes in the world, the Aral Sea in Central Asia has been progressively shrinking due to recent droughts and water diversions happening over decades. With the whole eastern section of the lake gone, all that's left is the salt and heavy minerals that will eventually make its way into the air causing different problems for people in the surrounding area.
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