What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?
A) Tectonic rifting in the region is causing the sea's water to be removed beneath the ground
surface.
B) The Chinese purchase of the Aral Sea as an aquifer has led to a dramatic drop in its water
level.
C) Much of the water has been removed directly from the sea surface by the numerous
nuclear desalinization plants along the Aral's shore.
D) There is climatic change in Central Asia.
E) Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the Soviets in the 1950s have diverted
water from the two rivers that feed the sea.
E) Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the Soviets in the 1950s have diverted
water from the two rivers that feed the sea.
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