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North Aral Sea Recovery
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Published May 4, 2007
The North Aral Sea owes its rebirth to the Kok-Aral Dam, an $85.8 million project bolstered by a loan from the World Bank. The dam separates the North Aral Sea from its saltier and more polluted southern half. In early 2006, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced that the Aral Sea had shown dramatic recovery in just months, rather than the five to ten years originally predicted.
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Fires in Georgia and Florida
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Published May 3, 2007
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Drought Shrinks Australia’s Lake Eucumbene
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In late April 2007, the company in charge of the lakes and reservoirs that make up the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in southern New South Wales reported that lake levels were at 10 percent of capacity, the lowest they had been since the system was built about 50 years ago.
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Dust Storm over Kazakhstan
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Published May 2, 2007
On May 2, 2007, a dust storm formed in Kazakhstan, just south of the Russian border. Images collected roughly two hours apart on this day showed a discernible increase in the storm’s size and intensity.
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