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How the Aral Sea disaster created unrest in modern Uzbekistan

Behind violent protests in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan is a history of festering social problems caused by the Aral Sea disaster.
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An environmental disaster in Uzbekistan is now a tourist attraction. What can it teach us?

In Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea, one of history’s worst environmental disasters, is now a tourist attraction. What can it teach us about the fate of humankind?
bringing Aral Sea’s landscape back to life
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Kazakhstan plans to bring Aral Sea’s landscape back to life

As environmental issues have long become some of the world's most pressing challenges, countries across the globe are looking for new solutions.

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan team up to revive Aral Sea
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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan team up to revive Aral Sea

Officials from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan agreed on Monday to launch a special working group that will work to restore the Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-biggest lake.

As Great Salt Lake shrinks, state grasps for political will to save it
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As Great Salt Lake shrinks, state grasps for political will to save it

As the population grows along the Wasatch Front and the climate changes, less and less water makes it to the Great Salt Lake.

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How a disappearing sea became a town’s main attraction
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How a disappearing sea became a town’s main attraction

When a port loses its water, it’s not much of a port anymore. But it just might become a booming tourist destination because “a lot of people want to see an ecological crisis.”
The country that brought a sea back to life
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The country that brought a sea back to life

The Aral Sea is bringing new wealth to fishing villages in Kazakhstan, but their neighbours on the opposite shore in Uzbekistan are suffering a very different fate.
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