April 10th, 2010 at 9:03PM
inothernews: These are images of the Aral Sea from 1989 and in 2003.  It was once the fourth-largest saltwater lake in the world, straddling the border between the former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.  In the 1960’s, a Soviet program to irrigate cotton fields began diverting river water away from the Aral Sea; as a result, the lake has been reduced by 90% in size, turning it into a virtual desert, dotted with remains of rotting ships.  “It is clearly one of the worst disasters, environmental disasters of the world,” said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon during a visit; he called on the countries’ leaders to come up with solution to at least partially repair the damage. Nice foresight there.

inothernews:

These are images of the Aral Sea from 1989 and in 2003.  It was once the fourth-largest saltwater lake in the world, straddling the border between the former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. 

In the 1960’s, a Soviet program to irrigate cotton fields began diverting river water away from the Aral Sea; as a result, the lake has been reduced by 90% in size, turning it into a virtual desert, dotted with remains of rotting ships.  “It is clearly one of the worst disasters, environmental disasters of the world,” said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon during a visit; he called on the countries’ leaders to come up with solution to at least partially repair the damage.

Nice foresight there.

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    Nice foresight there.
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    holy cow. not good.
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