2022 Iraq dust storms
In 2022, many dust storms have hit Iraq. One person has died and 5,000 people have been admitted to hospital. Flights from Baghdad and Najaf were grounded. Orange skies and reduced visibility has been increasingly common in the country. Iraq's meteorological office says that the weather phenomenon is expected to become increasingly common "due to drought, desertification and declining rainfall". 23 May 2022, another sandstorm affected parts of Iraq, Syria and Iran. References 

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