You ever think about how the Soviets straight up killed the third largest freshwater lake in the world to grow cotton? - ThreadSky

cooperlund.online • 34 days ago

You ever think about how the Soviets straight up killed the third largest freshwater lake in the world to grow cotton?

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kate10010.bsky.social•34 days ago

Yes, bc it’s a crossword answer like 3x a week

matthewdownhour.bsky.social•34 days ago

lol I can see that letter combo being extremely useful

capnborscht.bsky.social•34 days ago

Brother this lives in my head rent free

soyweiser.bsky.social•34 days ago

Sometimes, and I also sometimes think about the stories of how the Soviets kept whaling for way to long (and illegally).

matthewdownhour.bsky.social•34 days ago

And it didn't end with the fall of the USSR. If the exploitation of those water sources continues they could substantially shrink the Caspian Sea which would be a massive disaster in terms of dust, local climate, etc

praxisprocess.bsky.social•34 days ago

Regularly. Though the largest part of the aridizaton came from post Soviet times. Uzbek government was addicted to the revenues and pushed production hard. All gov workers, including like doctors, had to go out for harvest time.