Just look at the photo and the outline superimposed that shows the old shoreline of the Aral Sea. Remember that weather flows around the globe like a river or series of rivers. Now think about all the local eco-disasters humans have created and start adding them together - duh!
A newly released satellite image from NASA shows that nearly nothing remains of one part of the once proud Aral Sea.
Irrigation projects started by the Soviet Union in the 1960s led to the sea shrinking hugely, eventually splitting into northern and southern halves. The latter later split again into an eastern and a western body of water.
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