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An abandoned medieval canal in the Aral Sea basin in Central Asia. Genghis Khan and his marauding Mongol horsemen were probably not responsible for the demise of Central Asia’s medieval river civilisations around 700 years ago, fresh research suggests. Instead, climate change was to blame, according to research led by the University of Lincoln in England. The Aral Sea basin in Central Asia and the major rivers flowing through the region were once home to advanced river civilizations which used floodwater to irrigate farmland. The region’s decline is often attributed to the devastating Mon...

THE postponed UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) will be held in Glasgow next November. One of the most startling impacts of man-made climate catastrophes they should consider is the unfolding disaster in Central Asia. During Soviet times, Moscow ruled the roost in the five Central Asian republics. The Soviets constructed massive hydro-power projects on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan, retaining water in huge reservoirs during the long winter months to drive the turbines to produce energy for the Tajik population. In the summer, the water was released to provide irrigation facilities fo...

Climate change ultimately caused the demise of Transoxania Climate change doomed the ancient Transoxania civilization, suggests a new study.  An international team of scientists analyzed sediment samples from rivers and now abandoned canals in the area where this ancient civilization once lived. Their research published in the  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that climate change led to the ultimate fall of the Transoxania civilization.  Trenching of an ancient irrigation canal north of the fortified settlement of Kuik Mardan (in the background) in Otrar Oasis. | I...

A new study challenges the long-held view that the destruction of Central Asia’s medieval river civilizations was a direct result of the Mongol invasion in the early 13th century AD. The Aral Sea basin in Central Asia and the major rivers flowing through the region were once home to advanced river civilizations which used floodwater irrigation to farm. The region’s decline is often attributed to the devastating Mongol invasion of the early 13th century, but new research of long-term river dynamics and ancient irrigation networks shows the changing climate and dryer conditions may have bee...

Researchers investigate an abandoned medieval canal, Otrar oasis, Kazakhstan.  Credit: University of Lincoln A new study challenges the long-held view that the destruction of Central Asia's medieval river civilizations was a direct result of the Mongol invasion in the early 13th century CE. The Aral Sea basin in Central Asia and the major rivers flowing through the region were once home to advanced river civilizations which used floodwater irrigation to farm. The region's decline is often attributed to the devastating Mongol invasion of the early 13th century, but new research of long-term ...