Iraqi archeological marvels that have survived millennia and the ravages of war now face a modern threat: being blasted and slowly buried by sandstorms linked to climate change. After a decade of worsening storms, sand at Umm al-Aqarib now covers an important part of the site that dates back to around 2350 BC and spans over more than five square kilometres.

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