The Aral Sea straddles Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan ... Today the salinity exceeds 110 grams per liter, making it deadly to every species of fish. Near the shoreline the muddy sand is wet, like ...

When Maria Zadneprovskaya first saw the Aral Sea in 2021 ... have led to the disappearance of many of the more than 30 species of fish caught for commercial purposes. Now marked by sparse ...

The drying of the Aral Sea has caused multiple animal species to go extinct and virtually ended human activity in the area. In addition, winds have carried tens of millions of tonnes of salt and ...

The drying of the Aral Sea has caused multiple animal species to go extinct and virtually ended human activity in the area. In addition, winds have carried tens of millions of tonnes of salt and toxic ...