As a new dust storm hit Iraq on Monday, Iraqi and Kurdish authorities have not only failed to tackle the environmental issues but rather “were the culprits in damaging the country’s environment”, environmental experts say. According to the United Nations, Iraq is the fifth most vulnerable country in the world affected by the climate crisis, which includes low rainfalls, repeated sandstorms, and increased desertification due to severe drought caused by dams built by neighbouring Iran and Turkey. The Iraqi weather commission announced on Sunday that a new sandstorm is expected to hit across the …