"Research shows that 100 years ago the level of the Caspian Sea was 2 m higher than today."

APA reports that Fakhraddin Gadirov, academician of ANAS, said this during his speech at the international conference on "Caspian Sea level fluctuations, forecasting and adaptation measures under climate changes".

The academic noted that since 2005, the level has decreased by 10 cm every year: "In the 1930s, the level dropped by 1.5 m, and between 1978 and 1995, there was a rise of 2.7 m. Since 2005, the level is decreasing by 10 cm per year. If this change continues for 25-30 years, the northeastern part of the Caspian may meet the fate of the Aral Sea."

Fakhraddin Gadirov emphasized that although trends are observed in the level changes of the Caspian Sea in certain time intervals, fluctuation changes are also observed on them.