Climate Change Is Making Hajj Pilgrimage Hotter, Less Safe: Study

Climate Change Is Making Hajj Pilgrimage Hotter, Less Safe: Study

The hajj in western Saudi Arabia, one of the most arid areas on the planet, is one of the world's largest religious gatherings, when hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are exposed to extreme heat.

Climate Change Making Hajj Increasingly Dangerous Due to Extreme Heat, Study Warns

A new study has warned that climate change is making the annual Hajj pilgrimage increasingly dangerous, with rising temperatures in Mecca exposing millions of pilgrims to extreme heat even outside the traditional summer months. Researchers from the UK-based World Weather Attribution group said global heating caused by fossil fuel emissions has “fundamentally altered” Mecca’s climate, shrinking the safer periods for one of Islam’s holiest journey…

Extreme heat during Hajj growing more severe as climate change worsens, scientists warn - The Canadian Media

Climate change and rising temperatures are altering the pattern of the annual Islamic pilgrimage, Hajj, a new study has revealed

Deadly heat at Hajj is getting worse due to climate change, making pilgrimage more hazardous: Study   - Connected to India News I Singapore l UAE l UK l USA l NRI

Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage which is considered one of the largest religious congregations in the world. Photo: Unsplash Climate change and rising temperatures are altering the pattern of the annual Islamic pilgrimage, Hajj, a new study has revealed. Hajj, one of the holiest pilgrimages in Islam, is held every year in Saudi Arabia — one of the world’s most arid regions — and marks one of the largest religious gatherings globally. Accord…