{"id":59511,"date":"2020-08-11T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=59511"},"modified":"2020-08-10T21:05:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T01:05:06","slug":"the-vanishing-aral-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/08\/11\/the-vanishing-aral-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vanishing Aral Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZ5kVH5Ijfg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 22 May 2017<\/p>\n<p>The History Guy examines the Aral Sea and the confluence of geography and history.<\/p>\n<p>The History Guy uses images that are in the Public Domain. As photographs of actual events are often not available, I will sometimes use photographs of similar events or objects for illustration. <\/p>\n<p>Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheHistoryGuy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheHistoryGuy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The History Guy: Five Minutes of History is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen minutes long. If you like history too, this is the channel for you.<\/p>\n<p>Awesome The History Guy merchandise is available at:<br \/>\nteespring.com\/stores\/the-history-guy<\/p>\n<p>The episode is intended for educational purposes. All events are presented in historical context.<\/p>\n<p>#history #thehistoryguy #worldhistory<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-11-The-Vanishing-Aral-Sea.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-11-The-Vanishing-Aral-Sea-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-59513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-11-The-Vanishing-Aral-Sea-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-11-The-Vanishing-Aral-Sea-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-11-The-Vanishing-Aral-Sea-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-11-The-Vanishing-Aral-Sea-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-11-The-Vanishing-Aral-Sea.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered Published 22 May 2017 The History Guy examines the Aral Sea and the confluence of geography and history. 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