A picture taken on August 17, 2023 in Van, eastern Turkey, shows the shrinking waters of Lake Van also impacting animal husbandry in the region. Global heating and a prolonged drought have seen the water reservoirs of Turkey, an agricultural superpower bridging Europe with Asia, perilously shrink in recent years. Lake Van, Turkey’s largest, has lost 1.5 percent of its surface area, hurting farmers and exposing polluting dust. (Photo by Ilyas Akengin/AFP Photo)
