June 28, 2024
Climate change increased Saudi Arabia’s deadly Hajj heat by 2.5°C: Scientists
Muslim pilgrims hold hands as they walk with umbrellas during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia, June 18, 2024. —Reuters Deadly heat during Hajj linked to fossil fuel burning: scientist. The director of Power Shift Africa says it’s a wake-up call. Climate change has made heatwaves hotter: weather team. LONDON: The heatwave in Saudi Arabia that killed 1,300 people on this month’s Hajj pilgrimage was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists said on Friday. Temperatures along the route from 16 to 18 June reached 47°C (117°F) at times and exceeded 51.8°C at Mecca’s Grand


