Aral Sea: "Planned elimination of an ecosystem nearly the size of Ireland is surely one of huma
Aral Sea: "Planned elimination of an ecosystem nearly the size of Ireland is surely one of humanity's more arrogant acts." (62) Lack of Water Sources: "Only about 2.5 percent is freshwater, and two-thirds of that is locked away in glaciers
Source: Postel, "Troubled," Utne Reader, July-August 2000