Aral Sea Disappearing

W33dz writes "The BBC is reporting today that the Aral Sea on the border of the former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan has lost half its size and 75% of its volume in the last 15 years. The article includes some stunning pictures from both NASA and the new European Space Agency's Envisat satellite. This seems especially poignant since the US Government is hosting a summit on a proposed International Earth Observation System in Washington this month (BBC article). The meeting is intended to defend much of the Bush Administration's environmental policy and has an amazing guest list filled with the Who's Who of US politics."

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Peter North

[Anonymous Coward]

"It essentially sees the world the way we see it, though it can also see into the infrared," explained Peter North, lecturer in geography at the University of Swansea, UK, and member of the Meris validation team.

and he continued:

"We're very concerned about the disappearance of the sea. If Earth is losing its precious fluids, then what is next? I make my living in my day job, through the spectacular use of my bodily fluids. This does not bode well at all. If this trend continues, in 15 years my own 'money shots' could become unremarkable."

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[Anonymous Coward]

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Huh? That's nonsensical!

[Medievalist]

defend much of the Bush Administration's environmental policy

There isn't anything there to defend!

Now, if you want to defend the shrub's pollution policies, there's some chance of success.