The famous Euphrates River, running right through the heart of the “cradle of civilization” in Iraq, is drying up, which may be setting the stage for Bible end-times prophecy being fulfilled.
A 2021 government report issued by the Iraq Ministry of Water Resources warned the river could run dry by 2040, The National reported. The turn of events is blamed on climate change and the construction of dams upstream in Turkey, Syria, and Iran.
IFL Science noted, “In just a few decades, the flow in the Euphrates-Tigris River system has decreased to almost half of the average annual flow during dry years. Satellite images show that the Tigris and Euphrates River basins had lost 144 cubic kilometers (34 cubic miles) of freshwater from 2003 to 2013, leaving water levels at some of their lowest in recorded history.”
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Reuters reported that recent heavy rains have alleviated the situation somewhat.
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