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PThe situation of the Aral Sea is known as one of the worst manmadeenvironmental crises of the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries. Many haveseen the satellite photos evidencing the startling shrinkage and deteriorationof the sea as it was a few decades ago and how it appears today. Whereas theAral Sea was the worlds fourthlargest inland body of water in 1960 it hasnow shrunk to a small fraction of that within three increasingly saline andpolluted parts primarily due to the diversion of waters for agriculturalirrigation. The Aral Sea Encyclopedia is devoted to the remarkable phenomenonof the possibility of Aral Seas imminent disappearance from the Earth in thetime span of a single human generation. PPIt first describes the sea before itstarted dryingout and then the actions and efforts of the Central Asiancountries as well as the international community to mitigate thesocioeconomic and environmental hazards caused by this desiccation andincreasing salinity. This comprehensive reference not only addresses the keyenvironmental issues and presents national and international programs. It alsodocuments the history of the related research studies the involvement ofprominent historical figures and the chronology of events over threecenturies which became the milestones in the economic development of the AralSea and its subsequent diminution.PPThe publication of the Aral SeaEncyclopedia initiates a group of similar valuable references that gathermultidisciplinary perspectives on the worlds seas including planned volumeson the Caspian and Black Seas and the Sea of Japan.P TOCPIntroduction. A Z. List of geographical and hydrographical features extinct as a result of theAral Sea desiccation. References.P «
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