A headline catches the eye.
Iraqi Drought Called Worst Since "Earliest Days of Civilization"
OK, that's the tease headline from
Slate's news wrap-up. The actual headline, from
The Guardian:
And now, the rest of the story:
A water shortage described as the most critical since the earliest days of Iraq's civilisation is threatening to leave up to 2 million people in the south of the country without electricity and almost as many without drinking water.
Not as mystic & exotic as it sounds, is it? Still, hype or no, "Not Since The Dawn of Civilization" is always a grabber.
And now, the rest of the story:
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