Claims: The Aral Sea isn’t just an ecological nightmare — it’s a carbon bomb
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- title: The Aral Sea isn’t just an ecological nightmare — it’s a carbon bomb Source
- url: https://grist.org/science/the-aral-sea-isnt-just-an-ecological-nightmare-its-a-carbon-bomb/ Source
- summary: The Aral Sea sits between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and was once the fourth-largest inland body of water on Earth. For the past 60 years, though, humans have bled it nearly dry irrigating cotton crops, leaving behind a salty plain the size of Ireland. Its loss has long been seen as an ecological and humanitarian problem, but new research shows that it has also been a significant driver of climate change. The Aral Sea is technically a lake. But when nearly any body of water is full and works as i… Source
- published: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Source