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Baghdad Airport Shuts For Sandstorm

Since the middle of April, Iraq has been pounded by soil deterioration, extreme droughts, and low rainfall due to climate change. This latest dust storm is the eighth to strike the country in that time period. Earlier this month, on the occasion of World Environment Day, President Barham Saleh said that combating climate change “must become a national priority for Iraq since it is a danger to the future of our children and grandchildren.”

On Monday, Iraq resorted to a temporary closure of the Baghdad airport due to the thick clouds of dust that shrouded the metropolis. This was the most recent devastating sandstorm to hit a nation that has described the effects of climate change as a “existential menace.”

Since the middle of April, Iraq has been pounded by soil deterioration, extreme droughts, and low rainfall due to climate change. This latest dust storm is the eighth to strike the country in that time period. Earlier this month, on the occasion of World Environment Day, President Barham Saleh said that combating climate change “must become a national priority for Iraq since it is a danger to the future of our children and grandchildren.”

Visibility was reduced to only a few hundred meters on Monday morning as a result of a thick layer of white dust that had settled over the Iraqi city and the territories around it (yards). The administrators at the Baghdad airport have declared that all flights will be temporarily suspended.

In the morning, airport operations were temporarily halted in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, which is located in the center of Iraq. However, when the dust had settled, the airport reopened a few hours later. During the last several weeks, many sandstorms have resulted in airports being required to temporarily halt fly operations. Sandstorms in May drove hundreds of people to hospitals with respiratory difficulties, and one person lost their life as a result of the storms.

According to the United Nations, Iraq is one of the five nations that is most likely to be impacted by climate change and the spread of desertification. This is due to the fact that Iraq is set to begin its scorching summer season, during which the temperature may reach up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) (50 degrees Celsius).

The Ministry of the Environment has issued a warning that over the next two decades, Iraq may be subjected to an annual average of 272 days of sandstorms, with that number climbing to more than 300 days by the year 2050.

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