Captain Obvious
09-30-2014, 09:07 AM
http://io9.com/the-shrinking-aral-sea-has-been-reduced-to-a-mere-slive-1640275253
Dry conditions have caused the Aral Sea's eastern lobe to completely dry up for the first time in modern history. It was once the fourth largest lake in the world, but owing to a disastrous irrigation project, it's all but gone.
The Aral Sea in 2000 (left) and 2014 (right)
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--HyP3MSzc--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/sylv1qbzignochdlikzp.png
Dry conditions have caused the Aral Sea's eastern lobe to completely dry up for the first time in modern history. It was once the fourth largest lake in the world, but owing to a disastrous irrigation project, it's all but gone.
The Aral Sea in 2000 (left) and 2014 (right)
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--HyP3MSzc--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/sylv1qbzignochdlikzp.png