The Aral Sea, Once the World’s Fourth-Largest Inland Lake, Was Drained Dry. Now It’s a Ticking Carbon Bomb

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Abandoned rusted ships in a desert landscape with sparse vegetation.Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2. But scientists say there's still time to reverse course.
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