[blam]

"I think the caspian sea, along with Lake mono in the US are suffering the same fates."

I think you're referring to the Aral Sea in Russia and the Salton Sea in California.

[BlazingArizona]

I think you're referring to the Aral Sea in Russia and the Salton Sea in California.

Mono Lake, at the head of the Owens Valley, is dying because of diversion of the Sierra streams that feed it.

[inPhase]

Is the Salton Sea much more alkaline than Mono?