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  • Esbolov Saylau (Karakalpak man), owner of the only hotel in  Moynaq, now adandoned. Sits under a painting of the Sea in the late 70's.<br />
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In Moynaq town, former fishing port on the Aral Sea, now 180km from shore. <br />
Since 1960's, The Aral Sea has been drained of 75% of its water, because of the diversion of upstream rivers that are used for cotton plantation. It use to be the 4th largest lake in the world. The resulting desertification is accelerating dramatically global warming. High salinity means no more fish. Anthrax and rabbies test were also done in a former island in the sea that is now linked to the shore.... <br />
Uzbekistan.
    Paley_GlobalWarming_0307_04.jpg
  • Near Moynaq town, former fishing port on the Aral Sea, now 180km from shore. <br />
Since 1960's, The Aral Sea has been drained of 75% of its water, because of the diversion of upstream rivers that are used for cotton plantation. It use to be the 4th largest lake in the world. The resulting desertification is accelerating dramatically global warming. High salinity means no more fish. Anthrax and rabbies test were also done in a former island in the sea that is now linked to the shore.... <br />
Uzbekistan.
    Paley_GlobalWarming_0307_15.jpg
  • Children playing along the Amu Daria river in Tajikistan, Afghanistan is across on the other side.
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  • Playing football by the Amu Daria river - Afghanistan, an other world, on the other side. In Khorog town, capital of the Pamir and home of the Ismaili community.<br />
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Tajikistan and the Tajik Pamir mountains (province of Gorno Badakhshan), summer 2009.
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  • Donkey G and Mareile near Chaqmaqtin ("flint") Lake (R), the source of the Murghab River that flows into Tajikistan - some claim it to be the source of the Amu Daria - and the only lake in the Little Pamir.<br />
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Adventure through the Afghan Pamir mountains, among the Afghan Kyrgyz and into Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. July/August 2005. Afghanistan / Pakistan.
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  • The Amu Daria shortly before drying out in the Aral Sea.<br />
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In Moynaq town, former fishing port on the Aral Sea, now 180km from shore. <br />
Since 1960's, The Aral Sea has been drained of 75% of its water, because of the diversion of upstream rivers that are used for cotton plantation. It use to be the 4th largest lake in the world. The resulting desertification is accelerating dramatically global warming. High salinity means no more fish. Anthrax and rabbies test were also done in a former island in the sea that is now linked to the shore.... <br />
Uzbekistan.
    Paley_GlobalWarming_0307_01.jpg
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