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Toxic dust and stressed seals: What the shrinking Caspian Sea could mean for people and nature

An area larger than Iceland is likely to dry up, even if the climate ‘only’ warms up by 2C. Here’s what that means in the Central Asian region.

Euronews

How climate change is threatening one of the world’s cutest endangered animals

The population of Caspian seals has plunged by more than 90 percent since the start of the 20th century

The Independent UK

What are the huge naval drills Russia is carrying out?

Vladimir Putin’s forces are conducting naval drills in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, and Baltic and Caspian seas

The Independent UK

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Shrinking Caspian Sea Worries Secretive Turkmenistan

On the Caspian Sea coast in Turkmenistan -- one of the world's most secretive states -- Batyr Yusupov can no longer ferry his passengers between two ports.

International Business Times

Iran adds a sophisticated warship to its Caspian Sea fleet

Iran’s state media say the country's navy has added a destroyer to its Caspian Sea fleet capable of launching cruise missiles

The Independent UK

Azerbaijan denounces 'slanderous' comments by top Iranian commander

Azerbaijan on Thursday denounced what it called "slanderous" comments by a senior Iranian military commander, the latest sign of fractious relations between the oil-rich Caspian Sea neighbours.

Reuters

Iranian FM to Discuss the Nuclear Deal with Russian FM...Tehran Warns EU of 'Miscalculations'

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian would visit Moscow on Wednesday to discuss several issues with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday that Lavrov and Amirabdollahian would exchange views on current international issues, including…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia: Mass seal death likely due to oxygen deprivation

A top Russian environmental official said Monday that the thousands of dead seals that washed up on Russia’s Caspian Sea coast likely died from oxygen deprivation

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: Jail term for protester condemned; Brian Houston trial begins; and dead Caspian seals

Outcry after climate activist jailed in New South Wales as Senator David Pocock defends right to protest

The Guardian - AU

1,700 dead seals found on Russia's Caspian coast

Officials say that about 1,700 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia

The Independent UK

In Mexico, Locals Try to Save Traditional ‘Mexican Caviar’

In a shallow lake on the outskirts of Mexico City, a handful of farmers still harvest the eggs of an evasive, fingertip-size water bug in a bid to keep alive a culinary tradition dating at least to the Aztec empire. Caviar is typically associated sturgeons swimming the Caspian Sea, but…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Caspian nations reaffirm pledge to keep foreign armies out

Leaders of the five countries along the Caspian Sea have reaffirmed their shared commitment to keep foreign militaries out of the region

The Independent UK

Russia launches hypersonic and cruise missile barrage at Ukrainian targets

Russia's navy has launched cruise missiles at Ukraine from ships on the Black and Caspian Sea, damaging a large fuel storage facility in the Nikolaev region in southern Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russia strikes Ukraine with cruise missiles from Black Sea and Caspian Sea

Russia struck Ukraine on Sunday with cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, the Interfax news agency reported.

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Romanian Energy Minister: Saudi Arabia Expedites Global Energy Industry Ambitions

Romanian Energy Minister Virgil Daniel Popescu revealed plans for launching a gas pipeline from Azerbaijan through the Caspian Sea region, using the link between Romania and Hungary to the Central European markets. This comes at a time the world and Europe face uncertainty regarding the supply of Russian oil and…

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