Alexander the Great's empire spanned much of the known world, but historians are still debating whether he knew about the ...

The Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, with support from a grant provided by the French ...

Did you know the Dead Sea is incredibly salty, with 342 grams of salt per kilogram? That’s about 34.2% salt, making it ten times saltier than regular ocean water. Located 1,388 feet below sea level, ...

Despite its tropical climate and floodplain location, Bangladesh—one of the world's most densely populated nations—seasonally ...

As sea levels rise and soils grow saltier, even the iconic Sabal palmetto—the official state tree of Florida also known as ...

Imagine a body of water so vast that fishermen once sailed for hours without seeing land, where waves crashed against busy ...

Abstract: Satellite sea surface salinity (SSS) observations play a critical role in the study of ocean circulation and climate regulation. However, mesoscale salinity dynamics (e.g., eddies, fronts) ...

December 11, 2025, TASHKENT - Today, the project board meeting of the of the UNDP project "Enhancing the resilience of the local population and promoting green, inclusive development of the most ...

Mirtalipova’s parable-like account of the Aral Sea’s dwindling waters makes for a startling story of ecological change. A series of seven opening maps chronologically establishes the dramatic ...

Abstract: This study investigates the permissible error limits in satellite-derived sea surface salinity (SSS) through Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs ...

Irrigation is crucial to global agricultural production, food security, regional economic development, climate change adaptation, and even social and political stability (Cai et al., 2018; McDermid et ...