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Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNext year, the water will come. The pipes have been laid to Ata Yigit’s sprawling farm in Turkey’s...
Rivers can suddenly change course – scientists used 50 years of satellite images to learn where and...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSatellite image of the Irrawaddy River delta in Myanmar, a major rice growing area. European Space...
Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq's southern marshes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbbas Hashem fixed his worried gaze on the horizon — the day was almost gone and still, there was no...
Drought reveals ruins of 3,400-year-old city at bottom of reservoir
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMuch of Iraq has seen devastating drought conditions over the past year, leaving people and crops...
Cold War satellite images reveal nearly 400 Roman forts in the Middle East
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFour back-and-white aerial images showing roman forts captured in satellite photos by the U.S....
Iraq water crisis could have regional consequences, UN human rights chief warns
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoThe United Nations' human rights chief on Wednesday warned that Iraq's water crisis could affect...
Facing Intense Heat and Dust Storms, Iraq Aims to Plant 5 Million Trees
Yale Environment 360 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has announced plans to plant 5 million trees to help...
Fact Check: Did Truman Say of the Creation of Israel, 'We Took Palestine in Small Doses'?
Snopes via Yahoo News· 7 months agoX user @harooncx7 Claim: Harry Truman said of the creation of the state of Israel, "We took...
Severe water shortages strain wheat harvest in Iraq
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSalah Chelab crushed a husk of wheat plucked from his sprawling farmland south of Baghdad and inspected its seeds in the palm of one hand. “It’s because...
Ancient Sumerians invented water flumes thousands of years earlier than previously thought
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe British Museum’s ongoing Girsu Project discovered the true function of a mysterious structure -...