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Dam Revives Aral Sea and Nearby Communities

NPR | By Valerie Kipnis,
David Stern
Published October 1, 2007 at 6:00 AM EDT

In the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan, government and Western officials reverse what is considered one of mankind's greatest ecological catastrophes: the drying up of the Aral Sea. A recently built dam is restoring part of the sea and life to its surrounding communities.

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Valerie Kipnis
David Stern