Summer Comes Early for Iraq as Temperatures Soar in South

In Iraq, dust and sand storms arrived with almost a month and a half ahead this year, starting in mid-April. This week, summer temperatures are needed with 49°C recorded in the southern provinces, 44°C in Baghdad on Thursday. A combination of factors that pose real risks to the health of the inhabitants, while the situation worsens year after year.

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi General Authority for Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring announced on Thursday that the country's cities recorded the highest temperatures since the beginning of spring, while indicating that the beginning of summer, climatically, is only nine days away. The authority said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, "The country's cities are currently recording the highest temperatures since the beginning of spring, as …

Summer comes early for Iraq as temperatures soar in south

Baghdad (AFP) May 22, 2025 Summer has come early for Iraq this year, with temperatures soaring to dangerous levels in the southern provinces on Thursday, the national weather centre said. Global temperatures are stuck at near-record highs this year, according to the EU's climate monitor, extending an unprecedented heat streak that started in 2023. "It is the highest temperature recorded in Iraq this year," weather