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water from the lake to bring to their cotton fields. Now, there is almost nothing left of the lake. As the water has gone down, the amount of salt in the water has increased making it too salty for many plants, fish, and animals to live there anymore. Many fish, plants, and animals have died because the water is too salty. To make matters worse, the government, farmers, and other people have been dumping garbage and harmful chemicals in the Aral Sea and the area around it. This means that people living close to the Aral Sea are much more likely to get sick. People living there have 9 times the rate of cancer as other people in their countries.
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The Uzbek government has little concern for the Aral Sea, so the southern portion will mostly likely completely disappear in a few years. The Kazakh government has implemented some policies to try to protect the Aral Sea, so the northern part may stand a chance.
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tsp) per litre. The once thriving fishing industry has been destroyed along with the fish and most of the flora and fauna. Salt pans and contaminated runoff lakes have appeared, and winters have become harsher and longer, summers hotter and shorter.
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shoreline receded, and its salt content increased. The marine environment became so salty and polluted; it killed many of the Aral Sea’s plants and animals. As the marine life died, the fishing industry suffered.
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The Aral Sea is located in the central Asian countries of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Once the world's fourth largest lake, the mighty Aral Sea is now almost gone. The sea has been shrinking for the last 40 years.
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The Aral Sea is an inland salt-water sea with no outlet. It is fed by two rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya. The fresh water from these two rivers held the Aral's water and salt levels in perfect balance.
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