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Extreme heat during Hajj exposes vulnerability of unregistered pilgrims

Extreme heat during Hajj exposes vulnerability of unregistered pilgrims

A deadly heatwave during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia resulted in many deaths, predominantly among unregistered pilgrims who lacked access to cooling facilities.

Susannah George, Heba Farouk Mahfouz, and Samuel Oakford report for The Washington Post.

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‘Here for the heat’: Death Valley sizzles, but the tourism doesn’t stop

Death Valley has seen remarkable temperatures this summer with some intentionally, and some accidentally, caught in the heatwave.

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Olive oil industry in crisis as Europe’s heatwave threatens another harvest

World’s biggest olive producer, Spain, on course for second bad harvest in a row, raising fears of gaps on shelves and even higher prices.

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America’s compounding natural disasters show the reality of climate change.
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Texas pipeline operators released or flared tons of gas to avert explosions during heatwave

Oil and gas companies in West Texas released hundreds of tons of toxic gases into the air last week as a record-breaking heatwave drove pressure inside pipelines and compressors to dangerously high levels.

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Texas' early heatwave fueled by climate change, experts say

The brutal, record-smashing heat wave that's scorching northern Mexico and the south-central U.S., especially Texas, has a connection to human-caused climate change, experts said this week.

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Could Wisconsin be a climate haven? Great Lakes region could be attractive, but some effects are unclear

Climate migration experts say the Great Lakes region will face lower climate risks than other parts of the nation. But that doesn’t mean Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest are immune to the effects of climate change, which is already affecting weather patterns here and across the globe.
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