epaselect IRAQ DROUGHT

Iraq's Lake Habbaniyah dries up due to rain shortage, rising temperatures

epaselect epa11597914 An aerial photograph taken with a drone of fishermen's boats anchored on the dry banks of Lake Habbaniyah, which has turned into a pond of stagnant water due to desertification and drought, Anbar Province, Iraq, 07 September 2024 (issued 11 September 2024). Iraq's Lake Habbaniyah, one of the most important water bodies in the center of the country, dried up and forced the inhabitants of its shores to abandon the region after losing their jobs in fishing, agriculture and tourism. Once teeming with life, where fishing boats and tourists sailed over an area of more than 140 square kilometres, Lake Habbaniyah is now a shallow, stagnant body of water, unsuitable for drinking, fishing and tourism. EPA/AHMED JALIL

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