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Why has the Aral Sea shrunk and become saltier?

The climate has become more tropical.
A water pipeline has drained the lake.
Water was diverted from rivers to feed cash crops.
Factories have used up water resources.

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Answer: Once the fourth largest lake in the world, Central Asia's shrinking Aral Sea has reached a new low, thanks to decades-old water diversions for irrigation and a more recent drought. Satellite imagery released this week by NASA shows that the eastern basin of the freshwater body is now completely dry.

The climate has become more tropical

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Answer:

the climate has become more topical.

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