Aral Sea Rebirth?
Posted by admin, October 30th, 2009
Kazakhstan built a dam to divert the water of the Syr Darya river into the portion of the Aral Sea located in Kazakhstan. It’s a great story of what was once the world’s fourth largest lake (and now isn’t even in the top ten). Thus, the fishing industry along with ecosystems based on the Aral Sea are seeing some signs of recovery. The Aral Sea, located on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan might not be dying as quickly as it once was and might even be coming back to life. originally appeared on About.com Geography on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 07:23:24.Permalink | Comment | Email this Aral Sea Rebirth? The Associated Press has a fantastic story on the rebirth of the Aral Sea.
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