Shrinking Aral Sea, 2000-2016 In the 1960s, the Soviet Union undertook a major water diversion project on the arid plains of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. The region’s two major rivers, fed by snowmelt and precipitation in faraway mountains, were used to transform the desert into farms for cotton and other crops. Before the project, the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya rivers flowed down from the mountains, cut northwest through the Kyzylkum Desert, and finally pooled together in the lowe

📚✨ ARAL Program Kick-Off Ceremony | DepEd Batangas City ✨📚 🗓️ September 13, 2025 📍 Batangas City Integrated High School The Schools Division Office (SDO) of Batangas City proudly launched the ARAL Program (Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning) with a meaningful Kick-Off Ceremony held on September 13, 2025 at Batangas City Integrated High School. The ARAL Program aims to help learners develop strong study habits in reading, numeracy, and literacy, ensuring that no learner is left behind