The Aral Sea, a great ecological catastrophe of the 20th century, begins a slow resurrection

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The Aral Sea, a great ecological catastrophe of the 20th century, begins a slow resurrection

The history of the Aral Sea is one of the most vivid demonstrations of human ability to ruin a vast ecosystem and impoverish thousands of people in very few years. A huge lake, which became the fourth inland sea of the planet in terms of extension, and with great fishing activity, located in Central Asia, is today an immense desert with only a few small fragments of water. The images of large vessels that are stuck in the sand without any trace …