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The Catastrophic Soviet Project That Erased an Entire Sea From the Map

Once the fourth-largest lake on Earth, the Aral Sea in Central Asia covered more than 68,000 square kilometers. But under the ...
Vlast.kz

King of the Aral Sea

This extract was published by Equator on 29 October 2025. The original Chinese text by Liu Zichao was translated by Dylan ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

These men once relied on the Aral Sea. Today, the dry land is a reminder of lost livelihoods

MUYNAK, Uzbekistan -- Brushing the dust from his hat and lying on the floor inside his home, Ali Shadilov recalls how he and other fishermen used to laugh at town elders who warned that the enormous ...
Phys.org

Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It's taking residents' livelihoods, too

Light is reflected on part of the Aral Sea outside Muynak, Uzbekistan, Sunday, June 25, 2023. The destruction of the Aral Sea in Central Asia has been labeled by the U.N. as the most staggering ...
Seattle Times

The Aral Sea has all but disappeared. But in small towns and villages, signs of life are popping up

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 ...
Seattle Times

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 ...