US EditionAzerbaijan sounds the alarm over shallowing of Caspian Sea
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The Straits TimesAzerbaijan sounds the alarm over shallowing of Caspian Sea
By Nailia BagirovaBAKU (Reuters) -Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials.The Caspian, the world's largest salt lake, holds significant offshore oil reserves and is bordered by five countries that are all major producers of oil or gas or both: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkme…
The rapid decline in the Caspian Sea's water level is making shipping, including oil, more difficult and threatening the populations of some aquatic animals such as seals, according to Azerbaijani officials, who blame global warming and the construction of Russian dams on the Volga River for the decline in the world's largest salt lake.
Azerbaijan officials express concern over shallowing of the Caspian Sea – Aze.Media
The Caspian, the world’s largest salt lake, holds significant offshore oil reserves and is bordered by five countries that are all major producers of oil or gas or both: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. Azerbaijan’s Deputy Ecology Minister Rauf Hajiyev told Reuters that the sea had been getting shallower for decades, but figures showed that the trend was accelerating. Its level has fallen by 0.93 metres (3 ft) in the past f…
Russia attributes the rapid decline in the Caspian Sea level mainly to climate change, but Azerbaijan blames it for the construction of dams on the Volga River.
The shores of the Caspian Sea are divided between five countries: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. Thanks to the rich oil reserves beneath its bottom, the extraction of fossil fuels is a significant source of income for all of these countries. The lake's waters have been receding for decades, but in recent years, according to Azerbaijan's Deputy Environment Minister Rauf Hajiyev, this negative trend has accelerated. Over th…
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