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CHIBAYISH (Iraq), Dec 7 — Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq’s Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his...

A blue-green algae bloom in Yellowknife Bay sparked worry for people's dogs. Here's what an aquatic quality scientist and a veterinarian have to say about it.

Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes. Even at their center in Chibayish, only a few expanses of the ancient waterways -- home to a Marsh Arab culture that goes back millennia -- survive, linked by channels that snake through the reeds. Pull back further and the water gives way to a parched landscape of bald and cracked earth, AFP said.

Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes.To draw water for his remaining buffaloes, Mohammed Hamid Nour takes his canoe out into deeper water, where salt levels are lower. 

Archaeologists working in Peru have uncovered a 3,000-year-old sealed corridor dubbed "the condor's passageway" that likely leads to other chambers inside what was once a massive temple complex pertaining to the ancient Chavin culture. Located around 190 miles (306 km) northeast of Lima, the Chavin de Huantar archeological site is among the culture's most important centers, thriving from around 1,500-550 B.C.

Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes.Even at their centre in Chibayish, only a few expanses of the ancient waterways -- home to a Marsh Arab culture that goes back millennia -- survive, linked by channels that snake through the reeds.Pull back further and the water gives way to a parched landscape of bald and cracked earth.

Iraq's marshes are dying off, leaving behind devastated communities and a climate catastrophe. Read about the story here.

Wilbert Antoine says of Fort Simpson incident: If I have to lead the charge, I will. I’m going to get a posse to go down there, guns drawn

The animal shelter in Yellowknife is facing a crisis as southern shelters continue to be over-capacity and overwhelmed.

A recent dog attack in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., has one woman calling for action. Linda Hanna was walking her grandson's dog, Boots, in the community on Good Friday when they were both attacked by another dog.