We go to the borders between Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan to see the dried up shores of what was once one of the largest lakes in the world, the Aral Sea. Mismanagement of the rivers that ...

The transcultural literature project Geschichten vom Schwarzen Meer – Black Sea Lit is meant to open a dialog about the Black ...

The Aral Sea has nearly disappeared over the last 60 years. Now, its source rivers are depleting.

The water starved region of Central Asia is facing another threat to its beleaguered water supply -- the construction of a massive canal by the Taliban across the border in Afghanistan.

Once one of the worlds largest inland lakes, Asia's Aral Sea has evaporated into desert, dried by Soviet era irrigation plans. One village in Kazakhstan sits on the shrinking shores of the Aral Sea.

COMMENT | A PAS MP recently proposed to rename the South China Sea as Laut Melayu or the Malay Sea. Is this the party’s latest quest to prove they are “defending” Malay rights by going ...

KIPNIS: That Moynaq lives only in memory. Decades ago, Soviet officials diverted water from the Amu Darya River, a vital lifeline for the Aral Sea, to grow cotton in the desert. This decision had ...

A new study has found that powerful atmospheric rivers—narrow bands of concentrated moisture that deliver heavy rain and ...

The nearby Aral Sea, straddling Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan ... The Caspian is fed by 130 rivers, although around 80% of the water comes from just one: the Volga, Europe’s longest river, which ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Coming off the intensity of Virgin River season five, fans have been wondering where the hit Netflix series would go next — given that it’s covered a wildfire ...