This is how much the Aral Sea shrunk in just a few decades. 😔 Excessive water extraction and other factors have pushed it to the brink, devastating local communities. We're taking too much from our planet and giving back too little. It’s time to change our ways and protect our shared home. | WWF

Sixty years ago, the Aral Sea thrived. Now, fishing fleets lie stranded in the sand, victims of Soviet irrigation. People watched their livelihoods slowly disappear as rivers dried up. Today, the Aral Sea faces extinction. #AralSea #EnvironmentalDisaster #Uzbekistan #SovietUnion #WaterCrisis #EcologicalDamage From: Alexander's Lost World S1 Ep1 | Odyssey - Ancient History