Thick sheet of orange shrouds country as experts say weather phenomenon to become more frequent due to drought and declining rainfall
Iraq was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange on Sunday as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common.A thick layer of orange dust settled across streets and vehicles, seeping into people’s homes in the capital Baghdad.Flights were grounded because of poor visibility at airports serving Baghdad and the Shiite holy city of Najaf, with the phenomenon expected to continue into Monday, according to the weather service.
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