New research shows the dried Aral Sea region is rising due to Earth’s mantle, adjusting to lose water weight. The man-made ...

The drying up of the Aral Sea has made Central Asia 7% dustier in the last 30 years. Between 1984 and 2015, dust emissions from the growing desert almost doubled from 14 to 27 million tons.

Central Asia's desiccated Aral Sea is steadily rising as Earth's mantle beneath it bulges, new research suggests. The uplift is due to the "quiet Chernobyl" environmental disaster that struck the ...

Water usage for irrigation and other purposes by Central Asian states was lower than permitted allotments in 2024, despite generally adequate supplies, according to data published by the Interstate ...