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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
Publisher: NewsHour Productions
Published: 12/20/2018
Category: Performing Arts - Radio
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.