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One of the world's largest inland lakes has dried up from Soviet-era irrigation plans

By Valerie Kipnis
Published October 26, 2024 at 8:06 AM EDT

Once one of the world's largest inland lakes, the Aral Sea in Central Asia, has evaporated into the desert, its waters sucked dry by Soviet-era irrigation plans.

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Valerie Kipnis