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Climate change ravages Iraq as palm trees make way for desert

Basra was known for farming, but rising temperatures, increased water salinity, and desertification, have changed that.
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Oil industry pollution suffocates Iraq's Basra province

Oil is a major driver for the world's climate crisis but in Iraq's province of Basra, residents and officials say it's causing a local environmental disaster.

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Scorching temperatures bake Middle East amid Eid al-Adha celebrations
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Scorching temperatures bake Middle East amid Eid al-Adha celebrations

Record high temperatures were recorded in Baghdad and Damascus, and experts warned of the effects of prolonged heat waves as the planet warms.
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Southern Iraq’s toxic twilight

Iraq is the rare country that imports gas but also burns natural gas from oil wells into the air. The wasted gas is enough to power 3 million homes. Burning it is making people sick.

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