KnowraAral SeaLinked fromLinked fromThe 35 pages that link to Aral Sea, each with the reason it gives.All 35Broader topic 9Related 19Narrower topic 4Compared with 3IrrigationBroader topic: Its desiccation shows how irrigation diversions can transform an entire inland-water ecosystem.DesertificationBroader topic: Its exposed seabed became a source of salt- and pesticide-laden dust.Central AsiaBroader topic: Its desiccation resulted from river diversions for irrigation across the region.Endorheic basinBroader topic: It lies in a closed basin where river diversion accelerated the lake's decline.Environmental historyBroader topic: Its desiccation links state planning and agriculture to ecological collapse.Political ecologyBroader topic: Its collapse illustrates how development policy can redistribute ecological costs across communities and regions.Tipping pointBroader topic: Its ecological collapse illustrates how interacting pressures can transform a regional system.Ecosystem collapseBroader topic: Its desiccation transformed aquatic habitats and devastated a regional fishery.Turan DepressionBroader topic: This inland lake receives the depression’s two principal rivers.