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Aral Sea Catastrophe

By Ultrasnowfire

  • Aral Sea Irrigation Canal building

  • Cotton farming irrigation policies

    Cotton farming irrigation policies

    Diverting water from the Aral sea to supply water for the cotton fields
  • Aral Sea was declared the worlds 4th largest lake

    Aral Sea was declared the worlds 4th largest lake

  • 50 cubic meters of water per year

    The aral sea recieved about 50 cubic meters of fresh water per year.
  • Water level decreased so the Aral Sea has now split into two bodies of water

    Water level decreased so the Aral Sea has now split into two bodies of water

  • The fishing industry was destroyed

    The commercial fishing industry in the Aral sea was destroyed

  • Declared the worst ecological disaster of the 20th century

    The Aral Sea was declared the world's worst ecological disaster of the 20th century by the United Nations Environmental Programme.

  • Soviet Union collapses

  • World Bank Syr Darya Control and Northern Aral Sea Phase I Project approved

    Syr Darya Control and Northern Aral Sea Phase I Project

  • World Bank Drainage, Irrigation and Wetlands Improvement Phase I Project approved

    Drainage, Irrigation and Wetlands Improvement Phase I Project