Presentation:
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The Aral Sea and Vozrozhdeniye Island
 Aerial photo of the Aral Sea (1985) |
 Satellite image of Voz Island (1970) |
Vozrozhdeniye Island Biological Test Facility in Uzbekistan
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Aral Sea – 1977 to 2001
 1977 |
 1995 |
 November 1999 |
 November 2000 |
 December 2001 |
Aral Sea as Public Health Calamity
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Devastating Regional Economic Consequences
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| Agricultural opportunities crippled by environmental conditions | |
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| Former coastal fishing village and marooned fishing vessels in Kyzylorda Oblast, Kazakhstan | |
Important Unanswered Questions
 Boys drawing untreated water in Khiva |
 Amu Darya, 200 km above its mouth at the Aral Sea |