A Climate Warning from the #CradleOfCivilization

Many people in villages near the #EuphratesRiver remember how, 20 years ago, palm trees grew so thick and close together that their leaves blocked the sunlight.

Now, so little water remains in some villages, that families are dismantling their homes and driving away.

#Mesopotamia #TigrisRiver #Civilization #iraq #drought #water #GlobalBoiling #climatechange #environment #savetheplanet #climatecrisis #science

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/middleeast/iraq-water-crisis-desertification.html