More than 1.7 million Muslims gathered in Mecca, Saudi Arabia last week for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings. While this sacred journey represents a fundamental pillar of Islamic faith that believers are expected to complete at least once in their lifetime, participants now face an increasingly dangerous adversary: extreme heat. Climate change is transforming the conditions of this ancient pilgrimage, w…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.