1. 1 The Aral Sea and Vozrozhdeniye Island Satellite image of Voz Island (1970) Aerial photo of the Aral Sea (1985)

2. 2 Vozrozhdeniye Island Biological Test Facility, Uzbekistan

3. 3 Aral Sea – 1977 to 1995 November 1999 1977 1995

4. 4 Aral Sea – November 2000

5. 5 Aral Sea – December 2001 Land Bridge Aral Sea Vozrozhdeniye Island

6. 6 Aral Sea as Public Health Calamity

7. 7 Devastating Regional Economic Consequences Former coastal fishing village and marooned fishing vessels in Kyzylorda Oblast, Kazakhstan Agricultural opportunities crippled by environmental conditions

8. 8 Important Unanswered Questions Amu Darya, 200 km above its mouth at the Aral Sea Boys drawing untreated water in Khiva