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The Aral Sea has all but disappeared. But in small towns and villages, signs of life are popping up

Mar. 26, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Weddings, school dances, music festivals — in small pockets along the Aral Sea, there are signs of life. The Aral has nearly disappeared, and the large communities it once sustained are simply no more. But a scattering of small towns and...

Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It's taking residents' livelihoods, too

Feb. 07, 2024 23:04 PM EST

MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the fall of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of it has deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living growing melons, pumpkins and tomatoes on farms around the Aral Sea. Bayniyazova,...