April 2019

Aral: How the Fourth Largest Sea Almost Disappeared and Why it’s a Warning to Modern America

updated on April 8, 2019April 8, 2019By Will and Sarah

A grounded fishing boat on the floor of the Aral Sea.

Introduction
As I travel by train from Southern Kazakhstan to Russia, I can see the dried, salty lake beds around the city of Aralsk. Aralsk used to ...