Iraq’s extreme temperatures a ‘wake-up call’ for world: UN

Iraq’s extreme temperatures a ‘wake-up call’ for world: UN

Iraq’s rising temperatures and protracted drought are a “wake-up call” for the world, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said in Baghdad on Wednesday.Turk spoke to AFP during a visit to Iraq, which the UN says is one of the five countries in the world most touched by some effects of climate change.Iraq has been experiencing its fourth consecutive summer of drought…
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