Reply #4: I was wondering what other odd things might happen due to the level drop.

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At least they might have a plan to fix this problem: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2226712.stm#map>

I haven't seen any News of anyone thinking of how to fix the destruction of the Aral Sea in Central Asia. :cry:

What really makes me mad is that, if you take out even a brand new World Atlas, they don't show what's really going on. They all show the Aral Sea looking like this: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Aral_map.png>

Here's what it actually looks like now, or at least it did in September 2005, it's gotten worst since then:
Click Thumbnail for more (and larger) NASA photos


Here are some links for the Aral Sea tragedy. The really sad thing is, it could be fixed too, and it really wouldn't be that hard from a engineering point of view. It's the political part that would be difficult:

<http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/Aral/Aral>

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3846843.stm>

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/678898.stm>

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3107915.stm>

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2307171.stm>

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/monitoring/media_reports/1311114.stm>