Uploaded August 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Explorer/adventurer George Kourounis visits the Aral Sea in western Uzbekistan where wasteful irrigation practices by the former Soviet Union have drained most of the water, creating a vast ecological disaster. Rusting fishing boats lie in the desert sands that used to be rich fishing grounds.

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Filmed as part of the Angry Planet TV series.
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