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More than 1,000 Muslim pilgrims have died during this year’s Hajj
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoAre deaths common during the Hajj? A death toll this devastating is unusual for the Hajj, according...
Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims die as Mecca temperatures hit 120 Fahrenheit
CNN.com· 48 minutes agoHundreds of people have died and thousands have been treated for heatstroke while performing the...
Heat said at fault for higher death toll in Hajj pilgrimage | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 11 hours agoSaudi Arabia has not commented on the death toll amid the heat during the pilgrimage, required of...
Deadly explosions rock Chad after ammunition depot fire
BBC via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoA huge fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad has killed at least nine people and injured 46...
Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims reported dead amid lethal heatwave
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPress agency AFP reported that at least 320 of the dead were citizens of Egypt, while Reuters...
550 Muslims die in horrific heat as temperatures in Mecca hit 51.8C
Daily Express· 1 day agoAt least 550 Muslims died in scorching hot temperatures during the religious Hajj pilgrimage. There...
Editorial: Climate change is making more California homes dangerously hot. It's time state laws...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoExtreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard and killed an estimated 3,900 Californians between 2010...
‘This is like a slow death’: Environmental toll of Gaza war laid bare in first UN assessment
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“I cry just like any other grandmother would over her grandchildren being sick and having scabies....
Saudi Arabia shuts pilgrims out of air-conditioned areas as over 1000 die in extreme heat
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoSaudi Arabian officials shut illegal pilgrims out of air-conditioned rest areas in Mecca during...
The Human Body Can’t Combat Extreme Heat Forever — Here’s When Things Break Down
Inverse· 3 hours agoThe first heat wave of the summer is here — and it’s not even technically summer yet. Relentless...