Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem ... From a thriving community to a ...

Nukus, the regional capital of Karakalpakstan, is playing host to the inaugural Aral Culture ... which relied on the Sea, collapsed. The region's residents, particularly in the town of Moynaq ...

and future development beyond the environmental crisis of the Aral Sea. Mention the Aral Sea or search for it online, and apocalyptic scenes appear. A lake once so vast it is still called a sea ...