In Iraq, the date palm and its bounty are national icons, but they are being battered by drought. Once known as the country of "30 million palm trees", Iraq's ancient date-growing culture had already suffered from upheaval, especially during the 1980-88 war with Iran, before climate change became a major threat.
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00:00The palm trees have all died because of drought, and the whole area is suffering from it.
00:07The area has died in the past two years.
00:11But those who are a little bit more active can manage.
00:30This area used to be very clean before the drought.
00:44Everything you see here is paradise.
00:48Apples, pomegranates, pomegranates, grapes, everything used to be clean.
01:01You have to buy from here.
01:20We have a palm tree there.
01:24It used to be cut in 12 tons, more than 12.
01:28Now it's cut in 4-5 tons, not more.