This aerial photograph shows damage to the Aral Sea caused by diversion of its water. Photo courtesy NASA In many areas, water is regulated and distributed by governments. In the United States, it's regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act. However, government control isn't always in the...
In 1960, the Aral Sea was the fourth-largest lake in the world, but since that time it has lost two-thirds of its volume, its surface area has halved and its water level has dropped by more than 216 metres. A knock-on effect of this ecological disaster has been the release of signif...
There is a connection between cotton production and the Aral Sea disaster in Uzbekistan. Large-scale cotton production utilizes the practices of conventional agriculture and has severe environmental consequences in arid regions. Some of these problems, such as salinization, currently exist in Uzbekistan ...
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Describe the environmental and health disaster caused by the Aral Sea water transfer project. Explain the phenomenon in nature that is caused by water's properties. Explain and describe the problem of human impact on aquifers. What are sea waves and tides? Wha...
A knock-on effect of this ecological disaster has been the release of significant new sources of wind-blown material, as the water level has dropped. And the problems don't stop there. The salinity of the lake has increased so that it is now virtually the same as sea water. This means...
Nevertheless, the damage because of water-related disasters continues to increase. Insurance companies report their most expensive year ever, including the colossal 180 billion dollar damage caused by hurricane Harvey in Texas. 2017 put flood protection back on the global agenda for 2018. Insurance co...
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