The Aral Sea Crisis

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The Aral Sea Crisis
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Climatic consequences
 

• Mesoclimatic changes (increase of continentality)
• Increase of salt and dust storms
• Shortening of the vegetation period

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Ecological/economic consequences

• Degeneration of the delta ecosystems
• Total collapse of the fishing industry
  (originally 44,000 t/a)
• Decrease of productivity of agricultural fields

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Health consequences

• Increase of serious diseases (e.g. cholera,
  typhus, gastritis, blood cancer)
• Increase of respiratory system diseases (asthma,
  bronchitis)
• Birth defects and high infant mortality

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