A youth dives in the Shatt al-Arab river during a sandstorm in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, May 16, 2022. AFP PHOTO
A youth dives in the Shatt al-Arab river during a sandstorm in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, May 16, 2022. AFP PHOTO

RIYADH: Sandstorms across the Middle East have delayed flights, closed schools and hospitalized thousands — a phenomenon experts say could worsen as climate change warps regional weather patterns.

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