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The Aral Sea: From lake to desert to forest
A local ship-repair yard was turned into a plant for ... The Kok-Aral dam, financed by the World Bank, raised the water level in the North Aral Sea to 42 meters, and parts of the waterfront ...
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Water to dust: As the Aral Sea dries up, some battle for its survival
Heavily corroded ships lie in the sands surrounding the Muynak ... of the port city that once stood on the banks of the Aral Sea. The water disappeared decades ago.