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Why Iraq's Biblical Paradise Is Becoming A Salty Wasteland

Author: PBS NewsHour

Narrator: PBS NewsHour

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/20/2018


Synopsis

In addition to recovering and rebuilding after a brutal war with ISIS, Iraq is facing a dire water shortage. Levels in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have plummeted, in part because neighboring Turkey built a dam upstream that restricts the flow into Iraq. The remaining water is too salty to sustain life. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports on the crisis and its agricultural impact.

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