Helping to solve the sins of their past, Kazakhstan's section of the Aral Sea has begun to recover

The Aral Sea was once a bustling body of water, with fishing being common at it's height. The Soviet Union, seeing the potential of the water used, decided to divert the water for crop irrigation, specifically cotton. Due to cotton relying on an extensive amount of water, it was not sustainable in the long run, with the water drying up. What was left was extremely salty, killing the fish in the water and taking out two industries. The drying of the Aral Sea has been considered one of the worst manmade annihilations of nature in history. While the Aral Sea today is a shell of its former self, Kazakhstan seems to be attempting to change that. In the northern section of what used to be the Aral Sea, Kazakhstan has created a dam, which has significantly benefited the Northern Aral Sea. Kazakhstan has been praised for their effort to help reverse an issue caused by the predecessors, and the hope is that eventually, the Aral Sea will return in some shape.