"In this short documentary, we will take a closer look at the cause and consequences of the AralSea depletion that has been occurring during the past 60 years. The greed from the Soviet Union led to ...

This story appears in the June 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. “This is what the end of the world looks like,” says Yusup Kamalov, sweeping his hand toward the scrub-covered desert ...

Once a haven for flamingos, sturgeon and thousands of seals, fast-receding waters are turning the northern coast of the Caspian Sea into barren stretches of dry sand. In some places, the sea has ...

In just a few decades, the vast Aral Sea has almost entirely disappeared. In this first episode, French writer and traveller Cédric Gras follows the course of the Amu Darya River, from the dry plains ...

It sustains millions of people, harbors unique species, and sits at the crossroads of global power. But now, the Caspian Sea is receding at a startling rate—leaving behind dry ports, crumbling ...

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