Quiet Chernobyl: The Aral Sea

The new mid-July 2009 images have been posted and the drop in water in the EAS is just stunning. For all sakes and purposes, the EAS is gone. There is a tiny amount of water that remains but it looks like a salt marsh. The channel between EAS and WAS is almost gone. When that goes, so does the WAS.
I've heard rumors that once KAZ is done raising their dam, a channel might be cut for overflow from the NAS to the WAS. What isn't rumor is that in 50 years a massive sea is gone and few know.

I dont understand why the uzbeks don't just cut there cotton industry out or downsize it or maybe try to make the irrigation canals more productive so theres more water draining up; or build a damn; it doesnt make sense.

because canals connect to the river in Turkmenistan. Turkmens are not interested in this

Because uzbek officials are corrupt they FORCE third of population to work on cotton fields. Guess were the revenues go? Guess what happens with those who disobey? It's country of slaves. It's not even a feudalism.

Because it's better for Uzbekistan to just let it dry up, unfortunately. They don't have the money to fix the problem or take the hit to their cotton exports, and the fishing industry wouldn't produce enough to make it worth their while anyway. Not to mention that it's not just Uzbekistan stealing water from the sea. And like haimaphil said, Uzbekistan's government is corrupt as hell.

That's not to say it shouldn't be fixed, but it's going to require a lot of international attention and aid.

they should make a pipeline from caspain sea to safe the lower west aral sea; but hey im dreaming.

Well then we can only hope for the best. Uzbekistan will fall, the Uzbek nation will fall I swear. The only way they can stop themselves from falling is to work together with Kazakhstan to restore the sea. Kazakhstan has put in a great effort in restoring the Aral sea. But it's time Uzbeks did the same.

Salam. The Aral sea is not coming back. Uzbekistan isn't doing anything to help. Only Kazakh Aral region is coming back. But Uzbek Aral is going to be gone. You can understand me?

To hell with the bloody soviets. And stupid Ozbegs aren't doing anything to help. Only Kazakhstan is interested in saving the sea. If Ozbeg government still want to dig the seabed for oil, they will fall. THEY WILL FALL!

the movie seems interesting....but the trailer could have been a lot better