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In the 1970s the rate nearly tripled to 50–60 cm (20–24 in) per annum, and in the 1980s to 80–90 cm (31–35 in) per annum. The amount of water taken for irrigation from the rivers doubled between 1960 and 2000. In the first half of the 20th century prior to the irrigation, the sea's water level above sea level held steady at 53 m.
By 2006, the Aral Sea has separated into two separate bodies of water. In 2009, the right portion of the lake is virtually dry but makes a short-lived comeback in 2010 and 2011. The right half of ...
Some of the main reasons why the Aral sea area suffered greatly were from "over irrigation and water mismanagement." Environmental impacts resulting from the changes in the Aral Sea region that could affect human health are "the salinization of the water table, pesticides in the environment and food chain, dust storms and air quality." [2]
List of drying lakes Lake name Location Coordinates Original size as of Reduced size as of References Aral Sea: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: 68,000 km 2 (26,000 sq mi) 1960 14,280 km 2 (5,510 sq mi) 2010 [3] Lake Chad: Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria
Water supplies have fallen 75% in Africa as well as in the Middle East as a result of drying—leading not only to shortages of potable water, but also resources needed for sanitation.
Water levels at Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world and South America’s largest – are dropping precipitously after an unprecedented winter heat wave. The shocking decline ...
Salt deposits along the eastern shore of the Salton Sea. The water of the Salton Sea has a salinity of 44 grams of salt per liter, greater than that of the Pacific Ocean (35 g/L). [81] The lack of an outflow means the Salton Sea does not have a natural stabilization system; it is very dynamic.
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