When Maria Zadneprovskaya first saw the Aral Sea in 2021, she was overcome by a raw, deep sadness. "It felt like a real catastrophe," says the environmental expert, walking across the dried seabed ...

train and car to go to the remote sides of the Aral. While there, they documented how climate change is further impacting lives of those in the region. The photos have a nostalgic and eerie quality, ...

The Aral Sea straddles Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and ... but sporadic outbreaks of plague afflict the surrounding region. As we continue toward the sea, we pass dozens of oil and natural gas ...

List the major impacts on the environment and health. For more information, show pupils the following clips about the impact of the cotton industry on the Aral Sea area in the 1990s.