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The Aral Sea DisasterMichel R. Edelstein, Ph.D.
Source: THE ARAL SEA:
Water, climate, and environmentalchange in Central Asia
Michael H. Glantz and Igor S. Zonn 2005, World Meteorological Organization
1960 Sea level 53.29 m
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965 Sea level 52.31 m
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 Sea level 51.43 m
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 Sea level 49.01 m
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980 Sea level 45.75 m
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985 Sea level 41.94 m
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990 Sea level 38.24 m
1991a
1991b
1992a
1992b
1993a
1993b
1994a
1994b
1995a Big Aral sea level 36.11 m
Little Aral sea level 41.60 m
1995b
1996a
1996b
1997a
1997b
1998a
1998b
1999a
1999b
2000a Big Aral sea level 33.30 m
2000b
2001a
2001b
2002a
2002b
2003a
2003b
2004
2010 Big Aral sea level 25.90 m
Drop in meter depth of big Aral sea
19601965
19701975
19801985
19901995
20002003
20100%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Little AralAral depth
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