The Aral Sea disaster began in the 1960s, with the introduction of inadequate irrigation systems to support increased agriculture in the region during the Soviet era. Over time, ageing and ...

The Aral Sea has reached a new low, literally and figuratively; new satellite images from NASA show that, for the first time in its recorded history, the largest basin has completely dried up. However ...

Anson Mackay received funding from INTAS between 2003-2005 to research water level change in the Aral Sea over recent millennia. The Aral Sea has reached a new low, literally and figuratively; new ...

A new study using data from NASA satellite missions finds that, although the long-term water picture for the Aral Sea watershed in Central Asia remains bleak, short-term prospects are better than ...

Note: This article was originally published in the UN Chronicle, Issue 1, 1999. Environmental experts have rung the death knell for the Aral Sea in Central Asia. The world's fourth largest lake in ...

What was once one of Central Asia’s most recognizable geographic features and a great regional geo-economic asset may no longer appear on future maps. Satellite imagery made available by NASA shows ...

The Board of Directors of the World Bank (WB) has approved the allocation of $38 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to finance the first phase of the Climate Adaptation and ...