Drying of the Aral Sea
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Formerly the fourth largest lake in the world with an area of 68,000 km2 (26,300 sq mi), the Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects. By 2007, it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into four lakes
Chronology
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January 2001: Shrinkage of the Aral sea by 2000. The Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects.
January 1981: Shrinkage of the Aral sea by 1980. The Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects.
January 1991: Shrinkage of the Aral sea by 1990. The Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects.
January 2005: Shrinkage of the Aral sea by 2004. The Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects.
January 2009: Shrinkage of the Aral sea by 2008. The Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects.
January 2015: Shrinkage of the Aral sea by 2014. The Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects.
January 1971: Shrinkage of the Aral sea by 1970. The Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects.
