Disaster(s) of the Aral sea part 1: Shipwrecks around Muynak

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From the page: "Once a bustling fishing community, Muynak is now a shadow of its former self, dozens of miles from the rapidly receding shoreline of the Aral Sea. Fishing had always been part of the economy of the region, and Muynak became a center of industrial fishing and canning. A... more

Reviewed by murmur55 May 03 2009, 11:19am ( 74 reviews ) • artificialowl.net

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Rated by mechanic65233 on Nov 08, 4:14pm

nicely done
Rated by maxxbachman on Sep 24, 8:52pm

It looks so surreal, I'd love to see that in person.
Reviewed by jaybirdlynch on Sep 09, 6:43pm

The Aral Sea was once the world's fourth-largest saline body of water, it has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s, after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet Union irrigation projects. By 2004, the sea had shrunk to 25% of its original surface area, and a nearly fivefold increase in salinity had killed most of its natural flora and fauna. By 2007 it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into three separate lakes, two of which are too salty to support fish. The once prosperous fishing industry has been virtually destroyed, and former fishing towns along the original shores have become ship graveyards. With this collapse has come unemployment and economic hardship.
Rated by ajlooo on Jun 17, 3:46am

wht do u think? its effect of humans living on the earth
Rated by misaki on May 21, 6:04pm

It's a crime.
Rated by UbiquitousClick on May 20, 4:38am

Yet another wake up call. A very loud one.
Rated by blucka on May 19, 8:15pm

That's quite a staggering change in just under two decades...we have to watch ourselves...
Rated by yellodeere on May 10 2009, 6:24am

See the sea ---no more!!

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