EARTH Caspian Sea / Aral Sea -- Aug 2002 -- The Caspian Sea (bottom left) and the Aral Sea (bottom right), dominate this image of Central Asia from space. While the Aral Sea is drying-up (though recent changes have led to some improvement), the Caspian suffers from overfishing, to the point where it has almost wiped out the Sturgeon as many are fished for their famous caviar --