diff --git a/content/post/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis.md b/content/post/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis.md index 040a77be..880743dc 100644 --- a/content/post/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis.md +++ b/content/post/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis.md @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ description = "A thriving oasis in Jordan's desert is at risk of disappearing." author = "Alan Orth" +++ -{{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160924_101454.jpg" title="A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future." alt="Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert." >}} +{{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160924_101454.jpg" title="A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing soon." alt="Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert." >}} -There's an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities. +There's a unique wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years Azraq was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in recent decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.