Part of the Aral Sea is coming back to life

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Part of the Aral Sea is coming back to life. Kazakhstan’s Kok Aral Dam increased water volume in the northern lake by 68%, cut salinity in half and more than tripled fish production, while Uzbekistan has planted 4.2 million acres of the exposed lakebed with hardy vegetation.
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The Aral Sea was once the world’s fourth-largest lake, but after Soviet irrigation diverted its rivers, fishing boats were left stranded in a 23,000-square-mile desert while Kazakhstan revived part of the water and Uzbekistan planted 4.2 million acres of the exposed lakebed

Soviet irrigation turned the Aral Sea into a 23,000-square-mile desert, but Kazakhstan revived the north lobe and Uzbekistan planted 4.2 million acres.

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Part of the Aral Sea is coming back to life. Kazakhstan’s…

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