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Nov 1, 2022 · Changing climate and increasing AET have accelerated the desiccation of the Aral Sea, and the expansion of cropland is no longer the main factor of that shrinkage. After more water was conserved in the ASB plain area, evapotranspiration plays a more vital role in the Aral Sea shrinkage.
May 6, 2024 · ENVIRONMENT. What a shrinking sea might teach us on life after environmental disaster. Sixty years ago, the Aral Sea began drying up, leaving salty, barren soil in its wake. Lessons learned...
A massive irrigation project has devastated the Aral Sea over the past 50 years. These images show the decline of the Southern Aral Sea in the past decade, as well as the first steps of recovery in the Northern Aral Sea.
Apr 1, 2020 · The Aral region in Uzbekistan has been hit by both climate change and the unsustainable use of water causing the sea in large parts to become a desert over time.
Dec 29, 2020 · The area of the South Aral Sea shrank from 23,433.7 km 2 in 2000 to 9,357.6 km 2 in 2010, and continued to shrink to 5,889.6 km 2 in 2020. However, the area of the North Aral Sea expanded slightly from 2,847.1 km 2 in 2000 to 3,354.7 km 2 in 2010, and continued to increase to 3,395.6 km 2 in 2020.
- Qiang Li, Xin Li, Youhua Ran, Min Feng, Yanyun Nian, Meibao Tan, Xi Chen
- 2021
Jul 10, 2023 · The diversion of rivers (for irrigation) that historically fed the Aral Sea, resulting in a decrease in inflow entering the sea, is another cause of the ASA's shrinkage.
The rapid shrinkage and salinization of the Aral Sea over the last few decades has precipitated an environmental disaster, with widespread implications for people whose livelihoods depend on it. Although debated extensively, few viable strategies have yet been identified for reviving the Aral Sea.
