MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Weddings, school dances, music festivals — in small pockets along the Aral Sea, there are signs of life. The Aral has nearly disappeared, and the large communities it once ...
Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It's taking residents' livelihoods, too
MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the fall of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of it has deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living ...
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Central Asian states adapt to irreversible Aral Sea disaster, official says
By Clare Nuttall in Astana The Aral Sea, once one of the largest inland seas in the world, can no longer be restored, but ...
Irreversible loss: The Aral Sea’s collapse is now considered permanent, ending decades of restoration hopes. New priorities: Central Asian states are focusing on health, environment, and fair water ...
For decades the shrinking Aral Sea has been the poster child for environmental catastrophe. Behind images of rusty fishing boat shells sitting awkwardly among the sand dunes lies a story of human ...
MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the fall of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of it has deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living ...
The Aral Sea in central Asia used to be one of the world's largest lakes. NASA explains, "In the 1960s, the Soviet Union undertook a major water diversion project on the arid plains of Kazakhstan, ...
This article was written by Discover's Eliza Strickland. img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13918" title="Aral-Sea" src="" alt="Aral-Sea" width="425" height="390 ...
The Aral Sea is shrinking, leaving a dried-up white lakebed where there used to be blue water. But in the eyes of a radar satellite, the sea's shores look like a colorful abstract painting. Once the ...
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