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Title: 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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