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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on April 25, 2010, 21:18

Title: PHOTOS: Dried-up Aral Sea Aftermath
Post by: sam on April 25, 2010, 21:18: Quote
Cows sit in the shade of grounded ships on the bottom of what was once the Sary Shaganak Gulf in the Aral Sea, in a photo taken in August of 2005.

In the 1960s, Aral Sea fishing was big business--ships like these brought in 40,000 tons of fish a year. But as the sea dried up the ships could not get to their harbors, and the fish had to be transported to processing plants via deep canals and eventually by helicopter. As the salinity of the water increased, fish began to die, and most fishermen moved to other, more profitable regions.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/04/photogalleries/100402-aral-sea-pictures/#aral-sea-ships-grounded-cows_16959_600x450.jpg

WOW!
Title: Re: PHOTOS: Dried-up Aral Sea Aftermath
Post by: Simon on April 25, 2010, 21:25: Crikey!
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Post by: sam on April 25, 2010, 21:28: you'll never moan about a hosepipe ban again!
Title: Re: PHOTOS: Dried-up Aral Sea Aftermath
Post by: Simon on April 25, 2010, 21:46: I remember standpipes in the summer of '76! ;D
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Post by: Clive on April 26, 2010, 09:01: You were still in nappies! :laugh: Great photo!
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Post by: Rik on April 26, 2010, 09:01: Quote from: Simon on April 25, 2010, 21:46
I remember standpipes in the summer of '76! ;D

So do I. :) I do wonder why they didn't get the boats out in time, though.
Title: Re: PHOTOS: Dried-up Aral Sea Aftermath
Post by: Simon on April 26, 2010, 09:28: :dunno:
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Post by: Clive on April 26, 2010, 09:58: I bought a lawn sprinkler that year! Never used it since! ;D
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Post by: Rik on April 26, 2010, 10:03: Same here - we went to metering shortly afterwards and we found out how much it cost. :)