New research explores a connection between dust storms, the water cycle, and water levels in the Caspian Sea.
Published Jun 10, 2016
Salt and algae color the landscape and water around this marsh that lies below global sea level.
Published Jun 11, 2012
A hazy plume drifted over the northern end of the Caspian Sea in early April 2008. The translucent plume swirling over the water contrasts with the nearby opaque white clouds. The plume might result partly from smoke from springtime agricultural fires in farmland north of the sea.
Published Apr 16, 2008
Multiple factors likely contribute to the formation of ice on the northern Caspian Sea.
Published Mar 30, 2013
Acquired June 4, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Caspian Sea and the varied land surfaces surrounding it.
Published Jun 12, 2010
The inland sea in Central Asia has a host of distinctive features along its shores.
Published Oct 24, 2016
The southeast Caspian is marked by colorful swirls of perpetually turbid seawater.
Published Feb 4, 2018
The inland sea in central Asia has a distinct circulation.
Published Sep 6, 2020
Once the world’s fourth largest lake, the rapidly shrinking Aral Sea has fragmented into four bodies of water. The Southern Aral Sea and Tsche-Bas Gulf show the most dramatic change in 2011.
Published Sep 11, 2011
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