[DOC] [TLE] Aral Sea - Wikipedia [PAR] The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and 
Kyzylorda ... The Aral Sea drainage basin encompasses Uzbekistan and parts of 
... since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation 
projects. ... The shrinking of the Aral Sea has been called "one of the planet's 
worst... [DOC] [TLE] The Aral Sea Crisis [PAR] In the last 60+ years the Aral Sea has suffered irreparable damage from an 
unnatural ... Asia, between the Southern part of Kazakhstan and Northern 
Uzbekistan. ... in the 1960s to divert those rivers so that they could irrigate the 
desert region ... growth, account for dramatic consequences since the canals 
have been dug. [DOC] [TLE] The Aral Sea Crisis [PAR] In the last 60+ years the Aral Sea has suffered irreparable damage from an ... and 
1.2 to 2.4 million in Kazakhstan (all within the sea-basin limits). ... In Uzbekistan, 
a major cotton producer and water consumer, 41 percent of ... Consumes large 
amounts of water in furrow irrigation structure; Requires more labor force due to... [DOC] [TLE] World of Change: Shrinking Aral Sea : Feature Articles [PAR] A massive irrigation project has devastated the Aral Sea over the past 50 years. 
... In the 1960s, the Soviet Union undertook a major water diversion project on the 
arid plains of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. The region's two major 
... time period. The differences in water color are due to changes in sediment. [DOC] [TLE] How the Soviet Union Created Central Asia's Worst Environmental ... [PAR] Oct 3, 2014 ... The Aral Sea, which is actually classified as a lake, has been steadily shrinking 
since the 1960s following Soviet irrigation efforts. The lake, which lies between 
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, began suffering its current fate due to a ... Aral Sea, 
was a Soviet biological weapons testing site for almost 40 years. [DOC] [TLE] Desiccation of the Aral Sea: A Water Management Disaster in the ... [PAR] The Aral depression has repeatedly been flooded and desiccated since the ... 
Desiccation continues at a rapid pace and if unchecked will shrink the sea to a 
briny .... of irrigation in the Aral Sea basin, conducted in the 1950s and 1960s, it 
was ..... Aral (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan) have been silent for the last several 
years,... [DOC] [TLE] How the Aral Sea - once half the size of England - has dried up ... [PAR] Apr 5, 2010 ... The shrinking of the sea, which has dried up to 10 per cent of its original ... has 
dried up significantly since the 1960s when the rivers that fed it were ... The 
construction of irrigation canals began in the 1940s, and by 1960 ... RELATED 
ARTICLES ... of the Aral Sea, which borders Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. [DOC] [TLE] Once a Sea - now it's the Aral Desert - The Ecologist [PAR] Oct 16, 2014 ... With continuing irrigation and declining river flows due to climate ... The Aral Sea 
has reached a new low, literally and figuratively. ... Sandwiched between 
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea is ... Recent studies suggest only 14% 
of the shrinking of the Aral Sea since the 1960s was caused by climate... [DOC] [TLE] Aral Sea | lake, Central Asia | Britannica.com [PAR] Dec 23, 2015 ... Related Topics ... Aral Sea, Kazakh Aral Tengizi, Uzbek Orol Dengizi, a once-
large ... the diversion (for purposes of irrigation) of the riverine waters of the Syr 
Darya ... to have dried up, only to be inundated again sometime between the end 
... generally maintained a high water level in the sea until the 1960s. [DOC] [TLE] Disappearing Lakes, Shrinking Seas - Earth Policy Institute [PAR] 6, Kenya, Lake Nakuru, The lake has shrunk in area since the 1970s from 48 to 
less ... 7, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Aral Sea, Excessive diversion of the Amu 
... for irrigation, has shrunk the 5 million year old lake to less than half of its 1960s 
... as the lake shrinks and becomes saltier due to excessive water withdrawals,... [DOC] [TLE] The Aral Sea Disaster

Question: Due to irrigation, this sea in Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan has shrunk by about 40% since the 1960s
Answer: Aral Sea