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The heavy rain that began on Tuesday has affected several parts of the country, including the Kurdistan Region, the northern city of Kirkuk, the capital Baghdad and the central Babil province.text/html2023-04-13T19:49+0200al-monitorenal-monitor-0ee606999be8c3cc9681afebc983ff55ET_Man_Made_Disaster_ExtraordinaryENET_FloodsENWaterManagementECHO-PressReview-NaturalDisastersACCENTERCC-IraqSyriaEUEnvironmentClimateChange-GeneralClimateChangeET_FloodsARClimateChangeNewsDesertificationFloodingNewNaturalDisastersET_Man_Made_DisasterENRiverBasinManagementPlansTEMProtectedAreaEnvironmentalDegradationReprocessingEnvironmentPollutionHealth-EffectsRWFloodEnvironmentIraqJordanClimateAction-GeneralECHO-PressReviewGHSAGearENVoutsideEUWaterManagementEuropePPRDSpecialInterestCountries2_Dev_generalianus_sourcesRWCountryPageFilterSierra_Leonefloodpic.twitter.com/LCKqJrD3mQApril 13, 2023Floodingdesertificationhttps://www.al-monitor.com/themes/custom/alm/icons/apple-touch-icon-16x16.pngIslamic RepublicNews AgencytwitterAgence France-PresseIslamic Republic News AgencyKirkukIranianIraqiIraqJordanianBaghdadJordanthis weekon TuesdayWednesdayThursdayApril 13, 2023on ThursdayThursday eveninglate Marchin recent yearson Thursdaythis weekon Wednesdayon Tuesday@iraq_placessApril 13, 2023negativeangerreliablesevere floods,leave several dead,kurdistan region,heavy rain,adding to climate,iraq leave,floods in iraq,agence france-presse reported,country faces considerable,climate strains,central babil province,flooding,week have left-620230413194900https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2023-04-16-iraq--archaeological-sites--collateral-victims-of-climate-change.HkWUcq1Yzh.htmlFrom the top of a mound of sand that covers a temple, Iraqi archaeologist Aqeel al-Mansrawi contemplates more than four millennia of history. "Umm al-Aqarib is one of the most important Sumerian cities in southern Mesopotamia," he explains. Spread over 5 km2, Umm al-Aqarib (The Mother of Scorpions,....text/html2023-04-16T05:25+0200tellerreportentellerreport-eab8a3d122d852fd71d60f7918924ea5NaturalDisastersRWFloodmigr_TestHealth-EffectsScienceResearchDesertificationIPTS-LandNatech-ConsequenceAttacker_institutionerOrganized_Crime_TerrorismACCENTClimateChange-GeneralContent-For-DPKR-NorthKoreaDisinfoSwedenClimateChangeNewsECHO-PressReview-NaturalDisastersERCC-IraqSyriaNatechMARS-STATCF1001b-VulnerableGroupsWesternBalkans-Politics2EUEnvironmentEnvironmentCPSI_ManMadeSustainableDevelopmentGoalsERCC-TrainingMSNorwayRWDroughtFrackingImpactAssessmentRWManMadeDisasterRWClimateChangeAgriculturalTechnologyFloodingNewSoilInfoESGeopoliticsEnvironmentPollutionClimateChangeClimate_extreme-GeneralSoilsTEMProtectedAreaCPSI-SeveralUnitedNationsUNbodiesTurkeyIranUnitedKingdomIraqClimateAction-GeneralECHO-PressReviewGHSAGearENVoutsideEUPPRDMediterraneanBasinSpecialInterestCountriesNatech-FilterPPRDEast2_Programme_Disasters2_Dev_generalRWCountryPageFilterSierra_Leonehttps://www.tellerreport.com/tellerreport.pngCollege LondonJaafar JotheriUniversity CollegeBarham SalehAqeel al-MansrawiAFPJaafar al-JotheriIraq's Al-Qadisiyah UniversityMark AltaweelUniversity College LondonAqeel MansarawiShamel IbrahimTurkeyIraqiIraqBaghdadIrantodayIn 2022In the next ten yearsnowon March 31, 2023nowtodayAt the end of 2021on March 31, 202320235 km2March 31, 2023March 31, 20233.5 million eurosJotheri"carry fragments of the soil, especially sand and silt, which produce erosion and the crumbling of ancient buildings,""desertification affects 39% of Iraqi land"negativesadreliableiraq,umm al-aqarib,collateral victims,climate change,archaeological sites,iraqi archaeologist aqeel,dhi qar,victims of climate,iraq's al-qadisiyah university,sand that covers,asaad niazi,mound of sand-1620230416052500https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Climate-change%3A-sandstorms-and-salinisation-threaten-Iraq%26rsquo%3Bs-archaeological-heritage-58203.htmlIraq is a “country facing the most and acting the least,” says one expert. Over the next decade, up to 90 per cent of archaeological sites in southern Iraq are at risk from dry winters and hotter summers. Salt left from enhanced evaporation creates a crust that devours everything. Increasingly, farmers and herders are moving to the cities.text/html2023-04-17T21:05+0200asianews-enenasianews-en-f4b815e035e488914e9820541f16e57eRWFloodConferencesRiverBasinManagementPlansOHCHR-A1102-FoodPovertyDueToIncreasingFoodPricesRWClimateChangeUnitedNationsET_SPORTFRUNbodiesACCENTWaterShortageContent-For-DPKR-NorthKoreaEnvironmentalDegradationSoilInfoET_NonCrisisENSustainableDevelopmentGoalsRWDroughtEnvironmentPollutionFloodingNewTH1102-FoodPovertyDueToIncreasingFoodPricesScienceResearchDesertificationHealth-EffectsClimateChange-GeneralNaturalDisastersTEMProtectedAreaClimateChangeEnvironmentCultureClimateChangeNewsEUEnvironmentCultural_heritageIPTS-LandSoilsTurkeyIranUnitedKingdomIraqClimateAction-GeneralGHSAGearENVoutsideEUPPRDMediterraneanBasinSpecialInterestCountriesTH5787-UnitedKingdomF0000-AllRiskFactorsPPRDEast2_Programme_DisastersPPRDEast2_Programme_Disasters22_Dev_generalOHCHR-F0000-AllRiskFactorsOHCHR-F5681-IranOHCHR-F5682-IraqOHCHR-F5781-TurkeyOHCHR-F5787-UnitedKingdomRWCountryPageFilterSRBSRC_TIERSierra_LeoneInternational Conference for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areashttps://www.asianews.it/./personalizzazione/tpl/files/favicon/favicon-32x32.pngLouis RaphaelCollege LondonUniversity CollegeRaphael SakoBarham SalihLouis Raphael SakoAqeel MansarawiFertile CrescentChaldean ChurchInternational ConferenceJaafar al-JotheriIraq's Al-Qadisiyah UniversityMark AltaweelUniversity College LondonBaghdadIraqiIraqTurkeyIranKirkukOver the next decadeOver the next decadenownowlast yearnownowin 2016nowtodayin 2021negativesurprisereliableclimate change,salinisation threaten iraq's,iraq's archaeological heritage,country facing,sandstorms and salinisation,threaten iraq's archaeological,iraq's al-qadisiyah university,cultural,iraqi,iraq,hotter summers,ancient archaeological sites,archaeologist aqeel mansarawi-1620230417210500https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Climate-change:-sandstorms-and-salinisation-threaten-Iraq’s-archaeological-heritage-58203.htmlIraq is a “country facing the most and acting the least,” says one expert. Over the next decade, up to 90 per cent of archaeological sites in southern Iraq are at risk from dry winters and hotter summers. Salt left from enhanced evaporation creates a crust that devours everything. Increasingly, farmers and herders are moving to the cities.text/html2023-04-17T21:43+0200asianewsenasianews-f4b815e035e488914e9820541f16e57eRWFloodConferencesRiverBasinManagementPlansOHCHR-A1102-FoodPovertyDueToIncreasingFoodPricesRWClimateChangeUnitedNationsET_SPORTFRUNbodiesACCENTWaterShortageContent-For-DPKR-NorthKoreaEnvironmentalDegradationSoilInfoET_NonCrisisENSustainableDevelopmentGoalsRWDroughtEnvironmentPollutionFloodingNewTH1102-FoodPovertyDueToIncreasingFoodPricesScienceResearchDesertificationHealth-EffectsClimateChange-GeneralNaturalDisastersTEMProtectedAreaClimateChangeEnvironmentCultureClimateChangeNewsEUEnvironmentCultural_heritageIPTS-LandSoilsTurkeyIranUnitedKingdomIraqClimateAction-GeneralECSRC_TIER05ECSRC_TIER90GHSAGearENVoutsideEUPPRDMediterraneanBasinSpecialInterestCountriesTH5787-UnitedKingdomF0000-AllRiskFactorsPPRDEast2_Programme_DisastersPPRDEast2_Programme_Disasters22_Dev_generalOHCHR-F0000-AllRiskFactorsOHCHR-F5681-IranOHCHR-F5682-IraqOHCHR-F5781-TurkeyOHCHR-F5787-UnitedKingdomRWCountryPageFilterSRBSRC_TIERSierra_LeoneInternational Conference for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areashttps://www.asianews.it/./personalizzazione/tpl/files/favicon/favicon-32x32.pngLouis RaphaelCollege LondonUniversity CollegeRaphael SakoBarham SalihLouis Raphael SakoAqeel MansarawiFertile CrescentChaldean ChurchInternational ConferenceJaafar al-JotheriIraq's Al-Qadisiyah UniversityMark AltaweelUniversity College LondonBaghdadIraqiIraqTurkeyIranKirkukOver the next decadeOver the next decadenownowlast yearnownowin 2016nowtodayin 2021negativesurprisereliableclimate change,salinisation threaten iraq's,iraq's archaeological heritage,country facing,sandstorms and salinisation,threaten iraq's archaeological,iraq's al-qadisiyah university,cultural,iraqi,iraq,hotter summers,ancient archaeological sites,archaeologist aqeel mansarawi-1620230417214300