Sand and Dust Storms in Iraq: A Growing Environmental and Human Crisis.

The Changing Face of Iraq’s Climate and Landscape

The Mesopotamian plains, nourished for millennia by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, once sustained dense populations, advanced civilizations, and thriving ecosystems. However, over the last century, Iraq’s environment has undergone dramatic changes. Prolonged droughts, mismanagement of resources, and infrastructural policies have turned fertile soils into fragile dust beds.