NASA Photos: The Disappearance of the Aral Sea

Posted by Queuebot in Science & Tech, Travel on May 28, 2009 at 12:08 am

In a series of photos taken by NASA, you can observe the dramatic disappearance of the Aral Sea in a relatively short period – between 2000 and 2009. 

In a series of dramatic photos, NASA has been able to capture the disappearance of the Aral Sea from space. In the 1960′s Russia diverted water from several major rivers to irrigation projects for growing cotton and other crops. The result has been the complete destruction of one what was once the fourth largest inland sea in the world.

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