Both have dwindling to nonexistent inputs. The Aral is almost entirely gone as the water was diverted to grow cotton in a poorly conceived plan that destroyed the economy of the region. The lake was destroyed and the cotton harvest unimpressive. read more
Both the Aral Sea in Central Asia and the Salton Sea in Southern California are in their present states as the result of man-made water diversions. The Salton Sea was created by a water diversion in 1905, and mandated water transfers since then have decreased its inflow, producing salinity levels that have resulted in fish kills, exposed sections of dry lake bed and produced dust storms. read more
The environmental problems of the Aral Sea are more advanced than those of the Salton Sea. If the environmental issues surrounding the Salton Sea are not dealt with, it will advance to a similar state to that of the present Aral Sea. read more