The demise of the Aral Sea – an environmental disaster

@article{Waltham2001TheDO,
  title={The demise of the Aral Sea – an environmental disaster},
  author={Tony Waltham and Ihsan Sholji},
  journal={Geology Today},
  year={2001},
  volume={17}
}
The shrinkage of the Aral Sea ranks as one of the world's greatest man‐made environmental disasters. While there is some hope for a separated northern part, the main sea is doomed 
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