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Study Finds Climate Change Shrinking Safe Window for Annual Hajj Pilgrimage

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •A new study finds the safe weather window for the hajj pilgrimage is shrinking as Saudi temperatures rise, per Malaymail and The Guardian.
  • •The Guardian notes that reducing fossil fuel emissions would help keep hajj conditions within survivable limits.
  • •Euronews reports that climate shocks are pushing Gaza's already fragile systems closer to collapse amid ongoing conflict.
  • •A humanitarian expert told Euronews that climate adaptation should be integrated directly into aid efforts in conflict zones.

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Climate shocks are pushing Gaza’s fragile systems ‘closer to collapse’, warns hu...

Euronews

Climate change is shrinking the safe window for Haj, study warns

Malaymail

Global heating is making hajj ever more dangerous, report finds

The Guardian

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