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A Soviet sea, killed by an obsession with 'white gold'
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Reviving Hawaii’s Most Valued Crop
See the Ancient Water Tunnels Below Iran's Desert
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Reviving a Centuries-Old Farm to Feed the Hungry
Humans' Amazing Evolution From Hunter-Gatherer to Safeway Shopper
Aral Sea's Eastern Basin Is Dry for First Time in 600 Years
In California, Demand for Groundwater Causing Huge Swaths of Land to Sink
Young Farmer Saves Water in Innovative Ways
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