The Aral Sea
Ch1.An Inland Ocean at the Heart of Asia
Ch2.Rivers of Empire: The Amu Darya and Syr Darya
Ch3.The Soviet Cotton Campaign and the Decision to Divert
Ch4.The Shrinking: Decades of Retreat
Ch5.Salt, Dust, and Poison: An Ecological Catastrophe
Ch6.The Human Cost: Health, Livelihoods, and Ghost Towns
Ch7.Partial Resurrection: The North Aral Sea Recovery
Ch8.What Remains: Visiting the Aral Sea Today