Iraq’s ancient buildings are being destroyed by climate change

Water shortages leading to rising salt concentrations and sandstorms are eroding world’s ancient sitesSome of the world’s most ancient buildings are being destroyed by climate change, as rising concentrations of salt in Iraq eat away at mud brick and more frequent sandstorms erode ancient wonders.Iraq is known as the cradle of civilisation. It was here that agriculture was born, some of the world’s oldest cities were built, like the Sumerian capital Ur, and one of the first wri