One of the largest lakes in the world is drying up due to over extraction and drought. Central Asia's Aral Sea used to be the fourth largest lake in the world, but is merely a pond now. Fishing communities have been devasted and the reaming water is so polluted, it has become a health problem. Durning the 1960's the Soviet Union began taking water from the lake for irrigation purposes which slowly began to drain the lake. The side by side picture above represents comparison photos taken in 2000 and 2014 respectively. The photo taken in the year 2000 was still very empty compared to prior years. In 2005, Kazakhstan built a dam to separate the lake into separate North and South sectors as a last ditch effort to save the lake.
This article applies to APES because of the lack of water conservancy, drought and potential future problems from dust storms. Also, farming and fishing communities that relied on the lake for survival are now doomed without the water. Dust storms could originate at the dried up basin of the lake from high winds blowing loose sediments up. This is a wonderful example of what can happen due to a lack of conservatism. When people or a group over use water before it can be replenished, can dissipate an entire lake that some need to live.
This article applies to APES because of the lack of water conservancy, drought and potential future problems from dust storms. Also, farming and fishing communities that relied on the lake for survival are now doomed without the water. Dust storms could originate at the dried up basin of the lake from high winds blowing loose sediments up. This is a wonderful example of what can happen due to a lack of conservatism. When people or a group over use water before it can be replenished, can dissipate an entire lake that some need to live.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/09/30/nasa-aral-sea-lake-disappearing/16468953/