Aralsko more

Aralsko more (ruski Aralskoe more) ili Aralsko jezero je unutrašnje more u Centralnoj Aziji. Nalazi se između Kazahstana na sjeveru i Karakalpakstana, autonomne regije Uzbekistana, na jugu. Od 1960-ih se područje Aralskog mora počelo naglo smanjivati zbog toga su što su sovjetske vlasti radi navodnjavanja preusmjerile tok rijeka Amu Darje i Sir Darje.

Aralsko more je poznato kao jedno od najzagađenijih područja na svijetu, jer su ga koristili za testiranje oružja i odlagalište industrijskog otpada.

Vanjske veze

Aralsko more na Wikimedijinoj ostavi

Maps and Data of the Aral Sea Basin Arhivirano 2007-04-27 na Wayback Machine-u*
Kazakhstan Government and World Bank Project for Saving Aral Sea, 14 December 2006*
BBC article by David Shukman on a study that finds high levels of DNA damage that could explain the region's abnormally high cancer rate; Muynak, Uzbekistan, 29 June 2004
New Scientist article, 21 July 2003
BBC article on planned dam, 29 October 2003
BBC article on approved loan from World Bank, 09 April 2007
EcoWorld article "Arctic to Aral", 6 November 2005
Satellite images of the Aral Sea on NASA's Visible Earth website
Earth Observatory: Rebirth island joins the mainland Arhivirano 2008-09-29 na Wayback Machine-u
www.american.edu: Aral Sea Loss and Cotton
Earthshots: satellite images of environmental change Arhivirano 2009-05-06 na Wayback Machine-u
Anthrax 'time bomb' ticking in Aral Sea, researchers say - CNN's report on bioweapons dump on Vozrozhdeniya Island
Atlas of Our Changing Environment Arhivirano 2008-10-30 na Wayback Machine-u - United Nations Environment Programme.