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 ...

Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem ... disappearance of many of the more than 30 species of fish caught for commercial purposes.

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 ...