One of the great ecological disasters of the twentieth century occurred in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and involves the
A)Black Sea.
B)Lake Baikal.
C)Aral Sea.
D)Caspian Sea.

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The Aral Sea was once one of the largest lakes in the world, but due to Soviet irrigation projects and diversion of the rivers feeding the sea, it began to shrink. By the late 1980s, it had lost over half its volume and split into two smaller bodies of water. The environmental consequences were severe, with desertification, soil salinization, and widespread health problems for the local population. The depletion of the Aral Sea is considered one of the great ecological disasters of the twentieth century.

One of the Great Ecological Disasters of the Twentieth Century