Iraq's Marshes are Drying Out
(Source: Al Jazeera) Intense drought has left 70% of Iraq's marshlands dry. Not only is the plant life dying, but as water disappears, the remaining water becomes increasingly salty, killing off Buffalo and other animals who once thrived there.
Photos: Iraq’s marshes are dying, and so is a civilization
The marshlands have shrunk from 20,000 square kilometres in the early 1990s to 4,000 by latest estimates.
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