For water-stressed Iraq, wells threaten race to the bottom

Al-Mishkhab, Irak (AFP) Oct 30, 2022

Iraq has long drilled the desert for oil, but now climate stress, drought and reduced river flows are forcing it to dig ever deeper for a more precious resource: water. The war-scarred nation and major crude exporter is one of the world's five countries most impacted by key effects of the climate crisis, says the United Nations. Compounding the water stress, upstream dams, mainly in Tur