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Aral Sea
Soviet Union. Most of the water flowing in the two rivers that maintained the Aral Sea was diverted to irrigate cotton, a major export crop. Over the past 30 years the area of ... pesticides were blown as dust into nearby towns. Respiratory disease and mortality have increased steadily as the sea declined. The irrigated fields along the Amu Dar'ya and Syr Dar'ya Rivers appear red in ...
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Links to More Informationa About the Aral Sea
(CARRE) CARRE at San Diego State University is a remote sensing and GIS based study of desertification and change detection in the Aral Sea region. Declassified Satellite Photography of the Aral Sea This image, at the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS Data Center, is a 1962 photograph of the Aral Sea acquired by a U.S. reconnaissance satellite. Also included is a comparison to a 1987 Landsat image.
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EJF: The Aral Sea Crisis
But the Aral's receding shoreline and rising salinity have had a devastating impact on the ecosystems it used ... Cotton Cotton in Uzbekistan Poverty in Uzbekistan Human Rights in Uzbekistan Child Labour in Uzbekistan The Aral Sea Crisis Trade in Uzbek Cotton Uzbekistan: The Numbers Speak for Themselves REPORTS | FILMS | PHOTOS ...
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Internet Resources for the Convention to Combat Desertification
(DEDC/PAC) UNDP UNSO - UNDP UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) NATIONAL/REGIONAL ACTIVITIES National Desertification Funds Aral Sea MEDALUS II -- Mediterranean Europe Iceland Somalia Environmental Protection and Anti-Desertification Organization (SEPADO) NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS EcoNews Africa Eden Foundation International Arid Lands ...
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Eco-Economy Indicators: WATER RESOURCES - World's Water Resources Face Mounting Pressure
China’s Yellow River failed to make it to the sea. In recent years, however, better management and greater reservoir capacity have facilitated year-round flow. Other rivers ... fed by the weakened Amu Darya, will likely never recover, recent efforts to revitalize the North Aral Sea have raised water level from 30 to 38 meters, close to the 42-meter level of ...
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Hindu Kush and Tien Shan mountain ranges; the lowest point is the Dead Sea in Israel (-395 m). Many of the region's countries are landlocked. The total population is 433 ... this arid/semi-arid region, leading to long-term detrimental effects on ecosystems and human health. The Aral Sea is an illustrative example of the multiplicative effects of resource overuse, which can lead to local ...
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EMonument
Romanian Academy, Institute of Biology, Bucharest Student World Assembly 'EMonument is New Chapter in Belgium' Building for a European Future: 'Belgian Building Research Institute' INTAS funded Aral Sea Project CORDIS Focus RTD Focus Archive Document Life-Cycle Management Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Joint research Termez State University, Surkhan Establishing JRC Art ...
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International Lake Environment Committee
Lakes and Reservoirs web search | site search English top | Japanese top Lake Basin Management Initiative (LBMI) Date: 22 Feb. 2006 LBMI Final Main Report ---[PDF Document 5.24Mb] LBMI Main Report Map Appendix--- [PDF Document 4.06Mb] 1. Aral Sea 2. Lake Baikal 3. Lake Baringo 4. Bhoj Wetland 5. Lake Biwa 6. Lake Chad 7. Lake Champlain 8. Chilika Lagoon 9. ...
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Photography Terragalleria.com Vic Smith Photo Virtual Parks: panoramas of Mono Lake and Yosemite Virtual Reality Panoramas of Owens Valley and Mono Lake Winter Photography Seminar 2002 taught by Rick Knepp Other Sites of Interest Aral Sea Berkeley Earth Sciences and Map Library California Historic Sites and Museums Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants Color ...
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Activities - Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com
The Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers flow through cotton farmland into the sea. In the 1950s, the Soviet government decided to divert some of the water from these rivers to ... ways might your town or region look different? Older Xpeditioners: Imagine you have been sent to the Aral Sea as a specialist to help solve the problems there. Describe the major problems you would be ...
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