Sunday, August 14, 2016

Iraq is boiling in unprecedented heat. Here’s how locals are trying to cope.

BAGHDAD — I spent several days reporting on a record heatwave in Iraq. Baghdad, the capital, has boiled in temperatures at 109 degrees or higher almost every day since June 19. The mercury in the southern city of Basra reached an incredible 129 degrees on July 22. It’s not just Iraq, either. Countries across the […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/08/14/iraq-is-boiling-in-unprecedented-heat-heres-how-locals-are-trying-to-cope/

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