Experts say temperature records like the one seen in Baghdad will continue to fall as climate change advances. (Gabriel Chaim for The Washington Post)The air temperature forced almost everyone indoors. (Photos by Gabriel Chaim for The Washington Post)TOP: A forklift loads crates of water into a truck in Baghdad. (Photos by Gabriel Chaim for The Washington Post)The heat is straining a power grid that was already on its knees. A farm specializing in horticulture and floriculture products to be sold was destroyed due to the high heat in Baghdad.

Source: Washington Post August 12, 2020 13:18 UTC