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Thursday, February 16, 2006
The Most Toxic Place on Earth
The Most Toxic Place on Earth
Before 1960 the Aral Sea was the world's fourth largest inland body of water. An abandoned Soviet Bio-weapon test base and pollution from farming has led to the area becoming highly toxic. Cancer has increased tenfold and 10% of children die in their first year. In June 2004, scientists predicted the sea would vanish within 15 years.
BBC Report
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