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World Service,21 Oct 2015,9 mins

The Disappearing Sea

Witness History

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In October 1990, Professor Denys Brunsden of King's College, London, was one of the first Western scientists to confirm the shrinking of the Aral Sea. Dina Newman spoke to Prof Brunsden. (Photo: Abandoned Ship in Aralsk, Kazakhstan. Credit: AFP / Getty Images)

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