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Article: Drain on the Mediterranean: rising water usage.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- January 15, 2008
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Byline: Nicole Itano Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
Taskupru, Turkey -- Arif Karaoglu recalls the days when Lake Aksehir lapped at the foot of the village mosque and residents had to build high walls to protect their homes from flooding. Now, when he looks out across the landscape, he sees only a vast, sandy plateau. Until recently, a body of water three times the size of Washington, D.C., filled the plain.
"Dust," laments Mr. Karaoglu, who moved to the village in 1942. "There's nothing but dust."
Dubbed the country's grain warehouse, central Turkey's Konya plain has long been known for its beautiful lakes and vast fields, which ...