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Rescuing...

The Aral Sea

Fig. 1(Banas, Neil)

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Karen Mao

What is the Aral Sea?

Fig. 2(Aral Sea from space, 1997)

  • Used to be the fourth largest lake in the world(Lindsay, R.)
  • Lies between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan(Wikipedia)

Fig. 3(Kreuzschnabel)

In the 1960s, the Aral Sea was 67,000 square kilometers(Next Aral Sea Recovery?)

Fig. 4(NASA)

What Happened to The Aral Sea?

  • The Soviet Union used the Syr Darya and Amu Darya to irrigate crops(dailymail)

Fig. 5(Thomas, Paul)

Fig. 7(Cotton Fields.)

Fig. 8(Kulenov, Zhanat)

Fig. 6(Milošević, Petar)

Fig. 9(Zwegers, Arian)

Fig. 10: Aral Sea Chrono. Digital image. Vital Water Graphics. United Nations Environment Programme, n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <http://www.unep.org/dewa/vitalwater/jpg/0280-aralsea-chrono-EN.jpg>.

Why is This a Problem?

Fig. 11(Pala, Christopher)

  • It's not just a problem, it's an ecological DISASTER
  • Fishing Market plummeted(dailymail)
  • Salinity of the water increased(Aral Sea Recovery?) -->
  • Spread of Various Fatal Diseases in Local Regions(Saving a corner of the Aral Sea)

Fig. 12(voxpopuli.kz)

How Can the People Help?

  • Provide Farmers with Modern Agricultural Technologies(Europe and CIS)
  • World Bank and UN Donations(World Bank), (Akvo RSR)
  • Less water for irrigation (EBSCOhost)

Fig. 13(Demonstrating land laser leveling technology)

Fig. 14(Murray, Martyn)

World Bank's Dam

  • Reducing Drinking Water Diseases
  • Salinity Decline
  • Restoring the "Small Sea" (World Bank)

Fig. 15(AFP/Getty Images)

Are Humans the Only Hope?

Fig. 16(Stephen)

  • "Laissez Faire" 
  • If allowed, the freshwater can decrease the salinity levels(EBSCOhost)

Future Projects for the Aral Sea

  • Public training and education(Akvo RSR)
  • UN funding for the Government of Kazakhstan
  • Introduction of different occupations(Akvo RSR)

Fig. 17(Ships on the Aral Sea)

Fig. 18(Associated Press)

To Conclude...

  • The U.S.S.R used the sea's river sources as irrigation tools
  • This man-made disaster needs to be solved by both nature and humanity

Fig. 19(Ayuso, Fernando)

The End

Fig. 20(Children play by the Aral Sea

WORK CITED 1(Images)

Fig.15: AFP/Getty Images. The Kok-Aral dam is bringing hope to the port of Aralsk, which has relied on the now-disappearing Aral Sea for centuries. Digital image. Dailymail. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/06/24/article-1029035-01B9161900000578-832_468x286.jpg>.

Fig. 10: Aral Sea Chrono. Digital image. Vital Water Graphics. United Nations Environment Programme, n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <http://www.unep.org/dewa/vitalwater/jpg/0280-aralsea-chrono-EN.jpg>.

Fig. 2: Aral Sea from Space, 1997. Digital image. Flickr.com. NASA, 1997. Web. 28 Mar. 2015. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/AralSea(1997)_NASA_STS085-503-119.jpg>.

Fig. 18: Associated Press. Catastrophe: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon looks at the 'graveyard of ships. Digital image. Dailymail. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/04/article-1263516-0900846D000005DC-347_634x388.jpg>.

Fig. 19: Ayuso, Fernando. The water is highly polluted from the fertilizer and pesticides and the rest of Vozrozhdeniva. Digital image. Mi Ruta De La Seda. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2015. <http://www.mirutadelaseda.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/P9233113-Moynaq-Nukus-Aral-sea-mar-central-asia-uzbekistan-ecology-disaster-desastre-ecol%C3%B3gico-sostenibilidad-sustainability.jpg>.

Fig. 1: Banas, Neil. Coastline. Digital image. Free Republic. N.p., 6 Aug. 2008. Web. 28 Mar. 2015. <https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3327/3312451715_8cd6d03394.jpg>.

Fig. 20: Children play by the Aral Sea. Digital image. The Telegraph. Louise Gray, n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2015. <http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02108/louise-2_2108278b.jpg>.

Fig. 7: Cotton Fields. Digital image. 21st Century Challenges. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2015. <http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/images/uploads/60_seconds/aral-sea-180-200.jpg>.

Fig. 13: Demonstrating Land Laser Leveling Technology. Digital image. Flickr.com. United Nations Development Programme in Europe and CIS, 12 July 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/undpeuropeandcis/9268779948/in/album-72157634549019746/>.

Fig. 3: Kreuzschnabel. Aral Sea from Space, August 1985. Digital image. Wikipedia. NASA, 31 July 1985. Web. 24 Mar. 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

Work Cited 2(Images)

Fig. 8: Kulenov, Zhanat. Bay of Zhalanash, Ship Cemetery, Aralsk, Kazakhstan. Digital image. Wikipedia. UNESCO, n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea#/media/File:The_Aral_sea_is_drying_up._Bay_of_Zhalanash,_Ship_Cemetery,_Aralsk,_Kazakhstan.jpg>.

Fig. 6: Milošević, Petar. Syr Darya River. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., 19 Apr. 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan#/media/File:Syr_Darya.jpg>.

Fig. 14: Murray, Martyn. Partial Restoration of the Aral Sea. Digital image. The Wild Nature Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <https://martynmurray.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/5340-p-08-aral6.jpg>.

Fig. 4: NASA. Earth Eastern Hemisphere. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. N.p., 22 Oct. 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Earth_Eastern_Hemisphere.jpg>.

Fig. 11: Pala, Christopher. The Aral Sea Yields Fish Again. Digital image. Inter Press Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2015. <http://ipsnews.net/pictures/Aral_11_3_040.jpg>.

Fig. 17: Ships on the Aral Sea. Digital image. Uzbekistan Travel. N.p., 5 May 2012. Web. 24 Mar. 2015.

Fig. 16: Stephen. Sunset over the sea type vibe. Get it? Digital image. MonkBoughtLunch. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <http://monkboughtlunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/91.jpg>.

Fig. 5: Thomas, Paul. Abandoned Ships Resting on the Seabed of the Now-evaporated Aral Sea. Digital image. Ocean World. N.p., May 2008. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/environment-book/Images/aralsea-dscf1149.jpg>.

Fig. 12: Voxpopuli.kz. Salt production, Aral Sea area, Kazahkstan. Digital image. Kazakhstan Travel and Tourism Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http://aboutkazakhstan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/salt-production-aral-sea-area-kazakhstan-1.jpg>.

Fig. 9: Zwegers, Arian. Moynaq, Aral Sea. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. N.p., 29 Apr. 2008. Web. 29 Mar. 2015. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moynaq,_Aral_Sea_(6226842732).jpg>.

 

 

Works Cited(research)

"Akvo RSR - UN Aral Sea Programme - Akvo.org." 2012. 23 Mar. 2015 <http://www.akvo.org/rsr/project/525/>

"Aral Sea Recovery? - National Geographic." 2010. 17 Mar. 2015 <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/04/100402-aral-sea-story>​

"Aral Sea: The sea that dried up in 40 years - BBC ... - YouTube." 2015. 23 Mar. 2015 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N-_69cWyKo>

"Arid Aral Sea could be resurrected - EBSCOhost Connection." 2015. 23 Mar. 2015 <http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/96370382/arid-aral-sea-could-be-resurrected>

"Aral Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." 2003. 17 Mar. 2015 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea>

"Bringing water-saving technologies to the Aral Sea region ..." 24 Mar. 2015 <http://europeandcis.undp.org/blog/2013/07/22/bringing-water-saving-technologies-to-the-aral-sea-region/>

"How the Aral Sea - once half the size of England - has dried ..." 17 Mar. 2015 <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1263516/How-Aral-Sea--half-size-England--dried-up.html>

Lindsey, R. "World of Change: Shrinking Aral Sea : Feature Articles." 2010. <http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/aral_sea.php>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Works Cited 2(research)

"Next Aral Sea Recovery? - National Geographic." 2010. 16 Mar. 2015 <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/04/100402-aral-sea-story>

"Saving a Corner of the Aral Sea - World Bank." 2014. 30 Mar. 2015 <http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2005/09/01/saving-a-corner-of-the-aral-sea>

"The Aral Sea, Before the Streams Ran Dry - NASA Earth ..." 2012. 16 Mar. 2015 <http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77193>

"Vozrozhdeniya Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." 2005. 20 Mar. 2015 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vozrozhdeniya_Island>

"Will the Aral Sea ever return? - Telegraph." 17 Mar. 2015 <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/kazakhstan/9012718/Will-the-Aral-Sea-ever-return.html>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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