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Environment: a large part of the inland seas threatened with drying up
Environment: a large part of the inland seas threatened with drying up
(France 2)
The drying up of inland seas and lakes is already being felt in Central and Western Asia. The main cause of this situation is none other than human activity, explains journalist Sophie Lanson.
The near-disappearance of the Aral Sea in Central Asia is just one visible part of a larger environmental problem. “More than half of inland seas, lakes, water reservoirs have lost water in 30 years”explains journalist Sophie Lanson, Tuesday September 24, in the “20 Heures” of France 2.
The Caspian Sea, which “borders Kazakhstan”explains Sophie Lanson, could for example “lose up to a quarter of its current surface area by the end of the century”The level of the Dead Sea, located between Israel and Jordan, “fell 45 meters in 50 years”adds the journalist. Sophie Lanson lists the main causes of these disasters: “Dams, which hold back water” and “the impact of climate change”.
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