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Central Asia’s Ticking Time Bomb: Water

by Valerie Kipnis October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

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Omerserik Ibragimov heads out to put his nets in the water for fish on the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan.
Omerserik Ibragimov heads out to put his nets in the water for fish on the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan. (Claire Harbage | NPR)

The Aral Sea has nearly disappeared over the last 60 years. Now, its source rivers are depleting.

View the full project: https://apps.npr.org/aral-sea-shrinking-map/

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