TASARAL, Kazakhstan -- In the tiny fishing village of Tasaral on the western shore of Kazakhstan's Lake Balkhash, the spawning season is a time for getting other things done. Fishing is banned during ...

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan." But pollution, ...

One side of the Balkhash – the biggest lake in Central Asia after the Caspian Sea – has salt water, but on the other, it is fresh water. (AFP pic) Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters ...

If you've ever driven by a lake you're familiar with and lamented that the water was clearly lower than it had been before, then you probably also know the thrill that you feel when water levels rise.

Chinese plans to divert a river that flows into the lake come under scrutiny. Scientists fear the lake might disappear in just a few years. Should this happen several nations would suffer a major ...

Lake Balkhash, the largest lake in Central Asia, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. The lake, which is situated in east-central Kazakhastan, is ...

SEEN from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the “pearl of Kazakhstan”. But pollution, ...

Seen from the sky, with its turquoise waters stretching out into the desert expanses in the shape of a crescent, you can see why they call Lake Balkhash the "pearl of Kazakhstan". But pollution, ...

The UN has warned that Lake Balkhash, the second largest lake in Central Asia after the Aral Sea, could dry up, creating another major environmental crisis in the region. Forty times the size of Lake ...

1. Which city, the planned capital of Australia, was built between the country’s two largest cities? 2. Bordeaux, known for its wine culture and trade, is a port city situated near the Garonne River ...

In summer sunshine, the waters of Lake Balkhash shimmer a startling bright blue. At weekends, the beach is busy with local families, splashing in the waves and sunbathing on the sand. Behind them loom ...