The Disappearing Seas

The Aral Sea in Central Asia and Middle East's Dead Sea are dying due to pollution and over-extraction of water.

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October 9, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The development of national and international efforts to halt their decline and put in place programmes for regeneration are being hampered by political rivalries and conflict...he extent of the water level shrinkage already in the two seas suggests that decline will continue while politicians argue over national interests."

Thanks to Nandita Godbole

FULL STORY: Hazy future for world's dying seas

Monday, October 10, 2005 in BBC News

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