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Long reads built around maps, one a month. Each one shows its data and method.

Satellite-based map of the Aral Sea basin with shorelines from several decades.

The Aral Sea, 60 years later

Mapping one of the largest human-made environmental disasters, decade by decade, with satellite images and the stories of the people who live on its former shore.

2 November 2026, 12 min read