Shrinking Aral Sea Russia O:Where is Aral Sea?Is it a sea? The Aral Sea was an Kazakhstan Syr Darya endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and Kyrgyz Rep. Kyzylorda Regions) Uzbekistan in the north and China Uzbekistan Turkmenistan (Karakalpakstan autonomous region) Iran Afghanistan in the south Pakistan India
Shrinking Aral Sea The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and Kyzylorda Regions) in the north and Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan autonomous region) in the south. Q:Where is Aral Sea? Is it a sea?
Shrinking Aral Sea 977 1989 2006 orth Aral Sea South Arol Sea Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world with an area of 68,000km2(26,300sqmi); the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects
Shrinking Aral Sea ◆Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world with an area of 68,000 km2 (26,300 sq mi); ◆the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects
Shrinking Aral Sea By 2007,it had declined to 10%of its original size, splitting into four lakes- the North Aral Sea,the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea,and one smaller lake between the North and South Aral Seas. The Aral Sea in 1989 (left)and 2014 (right)
Shrinking Aral Sea By 2007, it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into four lakes – the North Aral Sea, the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea, and one smaller lake between the North and South Aral Seas
Shrinking Aral Sea By 2009,the southeastern lake had disappeared and the southwestern lake had retreated to a thin strip at the extreme west of the former southern sea; In subsequent years, occasional water flows have led to the southeastern lake sometimes being replenished to a small The Aral Sea in 1989 (1eft)and 2014 degree. (right)
Shrinking Aral Sea • By 2009, the southeastern lake had disappeared and the southwestern lake had retreated to a thin strip at the extreme west of the former southern sea; • In subsequent years, occasional water flows have led to the southeastern lake sometimes being replenished to a small degree
Shrinking Aral Sea Satellite images taken by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)in August 2014 revealed that for the first time in modern history the eastern basin of the Aral Sea had completely dried up. The eastern basin is now called the Aralkum desert. The Aral Sea in 1989 (left)and 2014 (right)
Shrinking Aral Sea • Satellite images taken by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in August 2014 revealed that for the first time in modern history the eastern basin of the Aral Sea had completely dried up. • The eastern basin is now called the Aralkum desert