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