Formerly the third-largest lake in the world with an area of 68,000 km 2 (26,300 sq mi), the Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation …

A massive irrigation project has devastated the Aral Sea over the past 50 years. These images show the decline of the Southern Aral Sea in the past decade, as well as the first steps of …

May 16, 2024 · Once a spectacular water heaven in the very heart of Central Asia, the Aral Sea today stands as a harsh reminder of the devastating impact of the inadequate irrigation …

Mar 21, 2024 · Once the fourth largest freshwater lake in the world shared by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea has lost about 90% of its original size since the 1960s, a vast …

Feb 26, 2020 · Located in a remote corner of Central Asia between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the lake that was once the fourth largest in the world has been receding for the past six …

3 days ago · A new satellite image from the European Space Agency reveals the ongoing collapse of the Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-largest lake.

23 hours ago · The Aral Sea straddles the border between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan—it was once the fourth largest saline lake in the world.

2 days ago · At the 2025 Samarkand Climate Forum, Karakalpakstan introduced the Aral Culture Summit to spotlight recovery, history, and future development beyond the environmental crisis …

Sep 9, 2024 · The Aral Sea, once the fourth-largest lake in the world, has lost over 90% of its area over the last few decades. As a result, the local economy has been heavily damaged, lands …

Nov 6, 2021 · The Aral Sea disaster and what it entailed are detailed below: the conversion of a lake into a desert, the sudden change in the geography of the area, the disappearance of …