El mar que la Unión Soviética hizo desaparecer hace 60 años para cultivar algodón: hoy todavía luchan contra sus devastadoras consecuencias

Sixty years ago, the Soviet Union caused a major environmental disaster in Central Asia by making a sea disappear in order to cultivate cotton. The region continues to struggle with the devastating consequences of this event to this day.

Human history is filled with environmental disasters, but this specific case in Central Asia remains a persistent issue as the territory still suffers from the long-term fallout of the disappearing sea.