South Aral Sea Syr Darya, would be diverted in order to irrigate cotton and food crops in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In 1986, due to an accelerated loss of water, the Aral Sea was split into northern and southern parts; the northern part is the current North Aral Sea. In 2007, the western basin had a salinity of 70 g/l and the eastern basin 100 g/l. Once the water level falls below the connecting channel (elevation 29 m), the salinities can be expected to diverge further. Under current conditions, the eastern basin may receive water from the Amu Darya in wet years, fluctuating in
Under the Sea The song was parodied on the TV show "The Simpsons" in the episode "Homer Badman," in a sequence where Homer Simpson imagines living under water (eating all of the characters from "The Little Mermaid") to escape the protesters and media circus who have accused him of sexually harassing a college coed. The song in part inspired the song "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted", which also had music by Menken. On a 2011 episode of "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Tina Fey, a mermaid princess (Fey) sings another version called "Below the Waves" with her sea-animal friends: a crab resembling