Aral Sea

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  • Created by: Caits24
  • Created on: 16-04-17 15:30

Background:

  • Lied between Kazakstan and Uzbekistan
  • 4th largest lake in the world
  • By 2007 it had declined to 10% of its original size. By 2009 the southeastern lake disappeared and the southwestern lake had retreated to a thin *****. From 1960 to 1998 the surface area dropped by 60% and volume by 80%

Reasons for Insecurity:

  • Soviet Government diverted rivers that feed the Aral Sea to irrigate the desert in order to grow rice, melons, cereals and cotton
  • Dam building
  • Poor water management
  • Global warming - temperature rise means more evaporation - sea shrinks - less to evaporate so less clouds meaning less rain to top up sea

Impacts of Scarcity:

  • Life expectancy drops from 65 to 61

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