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Iraq's marshes are drying up

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September 17, 2021

Iraq's Mesopotamian Marshes were supposedly the inspiration for the biblical Garden of Eden. Climate change and major dams have decreased water flow to the marshes, destroying both the environment and the ancient culture of the Ma'dan people.

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