an American aid worker struggles to survive an intense humid heat wave in India, which kills millions. The book is set just a few years into the future. The deaths during the Hajj warn us that ...

1.8 million Muslims are taking part in this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia ... "after suffering sun stroke due to the extreme heat wave" and a further 17 had been reported missing.

The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed ...

It was a high-profile example of the havoc wrought by heat in 2024, which the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday was the hottest year ever recorded. The vast majority of hajj ...

A 2019 study published by the journal Geophysical Research Letters said because of climate change and the timing of the hajj, heat stress for pilgrims will exceed the "extreme danger threshold ...

AP journalists saw pilgrims fainting from the scorching heat, especially on the second and third days of the Hajj. Some vomited and collapsed. Historically, deaths are not uncommon at the Hajj ...

Our new research shows the upper limits of human heat tolerance were breached for a total of 43 hours over the six days of Hajj. During these periods, heat and humidity passed beyond the point at ...