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In Iraq's famed marshlands, climate change is upending a way of life

7 Nov 2021
الجبيش, Dhi Qar, Iraq
Drought and extreme heat that scientists link to climate change are altering the UNESCO-protected marshlands. Iraq's average annual temperatures are increasing at nearly double the rate of Earth's.
NPR.org / Mike Brubaker
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