In 2022, many dust storms have hit Iraq.[1] One person has died and 5,000 people have been admitted to hospital.[2] Flights from Baghdad and Najaf were grounded.[3][4]

Orange skies and reduced visibility has been increasingly common in the country.[5] Iraq's meteorological office says that the weather phenomenon is expected to become increasingly common "due to drought, desertification and declining rainfall".[6] 23 May 2022, another sandstorm affected parts of Iraq, Syria and Iran.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Lee, John (2022-05-06). "Iraq Dust Storm puts 5,000 in Hospital". Iraq Business News. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Iraq dust storm leaves 5,000 people needing treatment". BBC News. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Iraq dust storm hospitalizes 1,000 people and suspends flights". The Independent. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Iraq dust storm: Flights grounded in Baghdad and Najaf as skies turn orange". BBC News. 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  5. ↑ "Iraq yet again hit by increasingly frequent dust storms". France 24. 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  6. ↑ Staff, The New Arab (2022-05-05). "Iraq records first death from weeks-long dust storm". The New Arab. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Sandstorm blankets parts of Middle East, raising alarm". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-05-29.


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