Watch S2, EP8: Aral: A Sea for Cotton with Fubo for $0 Today
The former Soviet Union's 1950s development of cotton-growing around the Aral Sea has proven to be an ecological nightmare.
The former Soviet Union's 1950s development of cotton-growing around the Aral Sea has proven to be an ecological nightmare.
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