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Desiccation of the Aral Sea

Date Submitted: 04/02/2004 11:29:33
Length: 5 pages (1390 words)
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Desiccation of the Aral Sea THE SITUATION The Aral Sea in the former USSR, the CIS, formerly the world's fourth largest lake in area, is disappearing. Between 1960 and 1987, its level dropped 13 meters, and its area decreased by 40 percent. . Severe environmental problems have resulted. The sea could dry to a residual brine lake. Local water supplies where in disirae. Schemes to save parts of the sea have been proposed by the government. Nevertheless, in this case …

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…water is pumped through massive pipes into the river Volga. Here it will flow into the caspian sea. From the caspian sea there will be a canal to the Aral sea. Using this method the aral sea will syphon out of the Caspian sea, the Caspian sea will syphon out of the black sea, the black sea will get water from the meditaranian and the meditaranian will get it from the rest of the world.

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