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Weather hazards

Fishermen navigate on the Shatt al-Arab waterway during a sandstorm in Basra, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2022.

‘It’s a mass ecological crisis’: Extreme weather in Iraq hits those already struggling the hardest

Environment

About a dozen dust storms have blown across Iraq this year with increased frequency and intensity. Experts say that it’s due to climate change, drought and desertification.

A sign the shape of a red stop sign warns of extreme heat danger at Badwater Basin with a couple taking a selfie in the distance.

The world’s getting hotter. Can naming heat waves raise awareness of the risks?

Environment
Hurricane Michael 2018

Warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico raise alarm as US storm season approaches

Environment
an aerial shot of the destruction of Idai

Tropical cyclone Idai: The storm that knew no boundaries