The Aral Sea Catastrophe and energy security

The Aral Sea, once one of the largest inland seas in the world, has all but vanished thanks to poor environmental management by the countries on its shores, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Now, however, efforts to restore the sea have sprouted, at least on the Kazakh side. The Uzbeks, on the other hand, know that a dry sea could mean big oil discoveries...and they just might be willing to let maps everywhere lose a blue spot to find out.

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[LegoGuy87]

@realistromeo dude the sea once huge than in the 20th century that it was connect to the caspian (til the volga river drained the water seprating the two) due to the ways the mountains bordered it, it was larger, preventing any ancient cities, you can look at the ships sunk, but they are probably sold for parts.

[realistromeo]

Ever think that a reclaimed area of 45,000 sq km from sea to land may hold some archeoligic discoveries? after all the rapid transition has only been -50 years or so, this area is CENTRAL to many great civilizations and has a deep history, one wonders what lies beneath the sands of the dessert here... maybe another sphinx? or some ancient temple complexes.. or perhaps another mohenjo daro or golbeki tepe.. for real follow the ancient river beds and it may lead to some GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERY!