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Uzbek Muslims pray for rain amid severe drought
Uzbek Muslims prayed in 2,000 mosques as drought worsens amid climate change causing temperatures to rise nearly three times the global average, officials said.
- On Friday, Uzbek Muslims held mass prayers for rain across 2,000 mosques amid severe droughts linked to climate change affecting 35 million people.
- This month, Uzbekistan's Meteorological Agency said Tashkent is enduring one of the harshest droughts in 170 years, while a United Nations report found temperatures rose nearly three times the global average over 60 years.
- Uzbek authorities reported limited use of rain‑making technology as 63‑year‑old faithful Abdurashid Rasulov said, `We never had such prayers before`, with leaders urging worshippers to ask Allah for rain in Tashkent.
- Accelerated glacier loss threatens about 80 million people in Central Asia as the United Nations and scientists warn glaciers may disappear by the end of the century.
- Increased pollution compounds vulnerability to drought in Uzbekistan, where increased dust, widespread coal heating, and poor‑quality gasoline have worsened conditions, while Anvar Abduazizov, 67, prayed for rain relief.
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