The Aralkum, the new desert on the desiccated sea floor of the Aral Sea, has developed since 1960. This volume covers all aspects of this ecological catastrophic area and its consequences.

Having been the fourth largest lake on the globe roughly 50 years ago, today the Aral Sea no longer exists. Human activities caused its desiccation and the formation of a huge new desert, the Aralkum, which can be regarded as one of the greatest ecological catastrophes and - at the same time - the la ...