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Real reason one of Russia's biggest lakes was destroyed

Explore the Aral Sea's tragic destruction due to Soviet cotton production. Learn about the ecological disaster, water ...
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A Forgotten Disaster Is Still Moving Earth’s Mantle—80 Years Later

A devastating environmental collapse that began in the 1960s is still leaving deep marks beneath the surface of the Earth. According to a new study published in Nature Geoscience, the Aral Sea—once ...
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Earth's mantle is rising up in response to human-caused 'quiet Chernobyl'

Central Asia's desiccated Aral Sea is steadily rising as Earth's mantle beneath it bulges, new research suggests. The uplift is due to the "quiet Chernobyl" environmental disaster that struck the ...
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Marathon "Barsa Kelmes": Champion Runners Raise Awareness of Aral Sea Catastrophe

The Aral Sea, once the fourth-largest lake globally, witnessed a drastic reduction in size starting in the 1960s, primarily due to irrigation projects that diverted its lifeline water sources for ...