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The Aral Sea

The Aral Sea. Marisa Rodriguez-Cue and Macie Wright. Location. The Aral Sea was a lake located between Kazakhstan and Karakalpakstan, the southern region of Uzbekistan. Date.

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The Aral Sea

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  1. The Aral Sea Marisa Rodriguez-Cue and Macie Wright

  2. Location The Aral Sea was a lake located between Kazakhstan and Karakalpakstan, the southern region of Uzbekistan.

  3. Date The Aral Sea Crisis is an ongoing event. In the 1960s, the Soviet government decided to divert the rivers that fed into the aral sea to be used for irrigation, causing the sea to begin to dry up. As of today, about 90% of the Aral Sea has been depleted.

  4. Description • The region that has been affected is the region of the Aral Sea, the water itself as well as the surrounding area. The environment has been majorly affected, there has been a large amount of water loss, an increase in the salinity within the water, the SST’s (Sea Surface Temperatures) have changed, desertification has taken place, an increase in the salinity on the land and within the soil, an increase in the amount of dust storms, a change in the climate as well as the melting of glaciers due to the change in climate caused by the Aral Sea Crisis. All in all there have been many effects and some of those are ripple effects such as the climate change. • There are two sides to the issue because in one case it was the result of human impact and action but at the same time nature played it’s part in the issue as well. The human began it but nature kicked in and caused damage and created more issues as well. It is easier to blame the issue on nature and it has been harder for humans to take the blame. • The future prognosis for the Aral Sea is that it has made minor progress with the help of dams but for some areas it continues to be affected by the use of irrigation and agriculture processes. Many are hopeful but with the use of dams some areas are able to use it to provide for the growing population as well as business needs.

  5. Aral Sea Affects Desertification Dust Storm over the Aral Sea

  6. Works Cited "The Aral Sea Crisis." The Aral Sea Crisis. Columbia University, n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2014. Gray, Louise. "Will the Aral Sea Ever Return?" The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 11 Dec. 2013. Web. 01 Mar. 2014.

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