Nuseir Yassin visits the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan, where Soviet-era river diversion drained it almost completely. The ecological collapse killed the fishing industry and poisoned the air, showing how one decision can destroy an entire ecosystem.
I didn't believe in climate change until I visited this sea. From above, you can see that it's disappearing in just a few years. And it's all the fault of humans. Really, this is the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan, and humans are the reason it's gone. A few decades ago, the Soviets cut off a river that used to end in the Aral Sea. And that simple decision, cutting off a river, changed everything. With no more water, the Aral Sea started shrinking. It dried up, it got super salty, and every fish died, and every seaship stopped working. Sandstorms started to happen more frequently. Animals starved to death, and humans had to move and live somewhere else. Everything is connected to everything. Water, fish, Animals and humans. The Aral Sea is one real example out of many. We need to be very careful whenever we touch nature.
