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This is the Aral Sea from before.
This is the Aral Sea after.
As pointed out by the American think tank The Atlantic Council, quote, "the Aral Sea has shrunk by more than 90% since the 1960s due to the diversion of its tributaries, the Amu Darya and Seer Darya, for large-scale irrigation." Before we continue, be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos.
Kazakhstan has one very significant river, the Syr Darya, that's fed from glacial snowmelt from the high Tian Shan mountain range to the east in Kyrgyzstan, that used to empty into the huge Aral Sea, while the country also fully encompasses Lake Balkash, the fifteenth largest lake by surface area in the world,
Kazakhstan has one very significant river, the Syr Darya, that's fed from glacial snowmelt from the Hai Tien Shan mountain range to the east in Kyrgyzstan, they used to empty into the huge Aral Sea, while the country also fully encompasses Lake Balkash, the 15th largest lake by surface area in the world.