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Repairing the Aral Sea

Checking in on plans to restore the body of water before it disappears entirely.

By Sarah Witman
Apr 1, 2018 12:00 AMApr 26, 2020 7:01 PM
Aral Sea, Dry, Drought - Alamy
(Credit: Kasia Nowak/Alamy Stock Photo)

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More than a decade ago, Discover reported on an $85 million project to restore what was formerly one of the world’s biggest inland bodies of water: the Aral Sea.

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