morte do Mar de Aral

Interesting facts

An entire sea disappeared from the map: the Aral Sea, formerly the fourth largest lake on the planet, lost more than 90% of its area in a few decades and left behind a toxic desert where fishing boats rust over 100 km from the water that once supported entire cities.

Valdemar Medeiros 20/06/2026 at 21:20

A União Soviética desviou rios inteiros da Ásia Central, transformou o quarto maior lago do planeta em deserto e acelerou a morte do Mar de Aral em uma das maiores catástrofes ambientais do século XX

Interesting facts

The Soviet Union Diverted Entire Rivers from Central Asia, Turned the Fourth Largest Lake on the Planet into Desert, and Accelerated the Death of the Aral Sea in One of the Biggest Environmental Disasters of the 20th Century

Débora Araújo 09/02/2026 at 15:34