Life at 50°C: Iraq
Life in one of the most climate-vulnerable places on Earth
Iraq is one of the most climate-vulnerable places on Earth. This summer, Sheikh Kezem Al-Kaabi fights to continue farming his ancestral land despite extreme heat and worsening water shortages. Meanwhile in Baghdad, traffic cop Sa’ad Saddam Abdulhasan is responsible for one of the city’s busiest intersections. He keeps the city moving, but that means working in 50C heat while standing on black asphalt.