Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up the recent past due to human activities?Ar

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Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up the recent past due to human activities?Aral SeaBlack SeaLake BaikalSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

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As per NASA, over the last 50 years, the Aral Sea has shrunk by about 75% of its original size mainly because of water diversion for agricultural usages in surrounding areas. Also, from a depth of 68 meters in the 1960s, today it stands at less than 10 meters.In Lake Baikal, the water level has gone below the critical mark of 456m eleven times since 1962. Thus, while the Aral Sea has dried up immensely, Lake Baikal shows more of a fluctuating regime and shrinkage is not comparable to that of the Aral Sea.