The Aral Sea's Ghost Ships: A Century of Cotton and Catastrophe

In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the Aral Sea's transformation from a thriving inland sea to a desert graveyard. They explore the ancient waterways that fed it, the Soviet cotton boom that drained it, and the engineering projects that tried — and failed — to save it. Along the way, they meet the fishermen of Muynak, the scientists who watched the waterline recede, and the architects of the Aralkum desert. This is a story of ambition, ecology, and the long shadow of a single crop.

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