Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Environmental Flux
The planet is in a state of flux due to humans. The Aral Sea is almost gone. The Southern Aral Sea is likely gone for good. That's a lot of fresh water lost to cotton irrigation and bad irrigation infrastructure.
NASA time series mosaic of the Aral Sea
Links: The Aral Sea Foundation
The Times Online article (2007) . If the URL fails, here's the Google Search URL
NASA time series mosaic of the Aral SeaLinks: The Aral Sea Foundation
The Times Online article (2007) . If the URL fails, here's the Google Search URL
Labels: Anthropogenic Climate Change
