An aerial view shows a pond remaining at the dried-up Sawa Lake in Iraq's southern province of al-Muthanna on April 19, 2022. - In Sawa, a sharp drop in rainfall -- now only at 30 percent of what used to be normal for the region -- has lowered the underground water table, itself drained by wells, said a senior advisor at Iraq's water resources ministry. (Photo by Asaad NIAZI / AFP) (Photo by ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images)