Its decline is particularly concerning, given the fate of the nearby Aral Sea in central Asia ... But as Azerbaijan can see the Caspian retreat before its eyes and the iconic seal species perish ...

There has been plenty of negative news of late about the damage done by global warming in Kazakhstan, but the Ministry of Water Resources recently had a positive tidbit to announce: the Northern Aral ...

Before the 1960s, the Amu Darya contributed 38.6 cubic kilometers of water annually, while the Syr Darya supplied 14.5 cubic kilometers. However, large-scale irrigation projects diverted most of this ...

ASTANA — Efforts to restore the Northern Aral Sea have shown significant progress. From October 2024 to January, one billion cubic meters of water were added, exceeding expectations. Ongoing projects, ...

The water volume of the North Aral Sea off of Kazakhstan has increased by 42% to 27 billion cubic meters, according to The Times of Central Asia. This is a large improvement to the local environment, ...

Before the 1960s, the fourth largest lake on Earth glistened ... birthing the world's newest desert and impacting 3 million people that live in the surrounding region. The Aral Sea once spanned 68,000 ...

The region risks a second Aral Sea disaster on a far greater scale. Time is of the essence. The decisions made today will shape the future of the Caspian and the millions who depend on it.

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

Middlemiss said the last confirmed blue-lipped sea krait found alive in New Zealand and reported to DoC was in the Tauranga Marina in 2018, and before that at Devonport in 2011. “In the past 10 ...

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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in western Alaska raced on Saturday to recover the remains of 10 people killed in a commuter plane crash from unstable sea ice before expected high winds and snow.

KARAKALPAKSTAN, Nukus, January 24, 2025. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organized a meeting with aspiring entrepreneurs from pilot districts of the Aral Sea region, who presented ...