THE 'quiet Chernobyl': THE Aral SEA

Geography News Network

Jan 5, 201504:48Education

Prior to the 1960s, the Aral Sea was the world's fourth largest lake and approximately the size of Ireland. Fed by both the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers carrying snowmelt from the mountains to the southeast, the Aral S...

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