15 ‘Then and Now’ Photos That Show Dramatic Changes on Earth

Lake Razazah, Iraq, 1995

Bahr al Milh, also called Lake Razazah, is a salt sea in Iraq, fed by the Euphrates River. Water levels of this shallow lake vary with the seasons, but the lake has reached drastically low levels over the past decade. Photos taken on July 16, 1995, and June 15, 2013.