Downtown Kuwait city with dead palm trees a few months after the end of the Gulf War in 1991. More than 700 wells were set ablaze by retreating Iraqi troops creating the largest man-made environmental disaster in history.

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©Peter Menzel, www.menzelphoto.com

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War zone city downtown billboards palm trees streets roads desolate deserted abandoned sidewalks uninhabited dismal shops stores fear hiding battle avenues buildings ghost town horizontal empty

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Kuwait, Kuwait Oil Well Fires