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The death of the Aral Sea: What one of the world’s worst environmental disasters teaches Central Asia today

Summary by news.az
Once the fourth largest inland lake in the world, the Aral Sea was historically a vast ecosystem supporting fishing communities, agriculture, regional trade and biodiversity across Central Asia. *** Today, however, much of the sea has disappeared. What remains is a symbol of environmental collapse visible even from space. The destruction of the Aral Sea is widely considered one of the greatest ecological disasters of the modern era. It reshaped …
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news.az broke the news on Monday, May 18, 2026.
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