People of the Lake

The drying up of the Aral Sea was an environmental and human tragedy, but can Kazakhstan undo this man-made disaster? Read more Editor’s note: Since this film was made, the Small Aral Sea has remained stable although is still only about half its original size. But its salinity has returned to levels that can sustain the pre-1960 ecosystem. Commercial fishing has increased and many people have come

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アラル海の縮小。ソビエト政権時代に、綿花の生産増加のために、流入する2つの川にダムを設けられ、アラル海は縮小していった。現在、90%が消失して、砂漠に。水は蒸発し、塩の嵐が命を奪う