The Aral Sea's disappearance became one of the world's greatest environmental disasters, but one corner refused to die

In 1960, the Aral Sea ranked among the largest lakes on the planet, spreading across the border of what is now Kazakhstan and ...

The Aral Sea Has Been Drying Up For 60 Years. New Research Shows It's Also Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon

If you've ever walked past a drying lakebed in the peak of summer, you might have noticed some very unpleasant smells ...
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Afghanistan's Kosh Tepa Canal, how a $100 million gamble on the Amu Darya could trigger a water war across Central Asia

The Taliban is betting a quarter of Afghanistan's yearly tax revenue on a 285 km canal that could slash the Amu Darya's flow by 50%, threatening the agriculture and survival of millions across ...