The urban development project has often seemed pie-in-the-sky. A new "energy efficient" data center project promises more of ...

Once the fourth largest lake (the Aral Sea) in the world, it has become a deadly desert. Located between Uzbekistan and ...

The water volume of the North Aral Sea off of Kazakhstan has increased by 42% to 27 billion cubic meters. Minister reveals ...

Before the 1960s, the fourth largest lake on Earth glistened for miles across the borders of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

Once a shimmering 68,000-square-kilometer (26,000-square-mile) inland sea straddling Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the Aral Sea ...

A report prepared by Anadolu Agency (AA) for World Wetlands Day, titled "Once a Lake, Now a Desert," details the characteristics of the Aral Sea, the causes of its desiccation, its environmental ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.