In Moynaq, a former fishing port on the Aral Sea, there remains only a giant expanse of sand and dunes where once the waves buffeted the shore. A few shipwrecks have been gathered together, providing a rather sad spectacle. Wandering amid the rusted shells, you will begin to fully comprehend one of the most serious environmental catastrophes of recent decades: the disappearance of the Aral Sea, caused by diverting rivers for irrigation and by global warming.