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‘No water, no life’: Iraq’s Tigris River in danger of disappearing (www.theguardian.com)
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Like most places, what's happening is a combination of poor management (dams upstream diverting water, and the consequences of global warming:

The climate crisis is taking a toll. Iraq has recorded a 30%decline in precipitation and is in the grip of its worst drought in nearly a century. Demand for fresh water is expected to exceed supply by 2035. This summer, the Tigris was so low people could easily walk across it.

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[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 2 months ago

Turns out war is pretty bad for the environment, not to mention Halliburton, but that's none of my business.

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