Nearly 2 million Muslims will reach the end of the haj pilgrimage this week, but extreme heat has proved fatal for hundreds who began the journey last Friday to the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. At least 562 people have died during the haj, according to a Reuters tally based on foreign …
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A stretch of road linking communities in West Somerset, which has been closed to cars for more than a year, might never reopen due to climate change, a geological firm claims. The B3191, known locally as Cleeve Hill, previously provided access to those using camping and touring sites in Blue Anchor to the harbour town …
Not only are these extreme events increasing in frequency, they are lasting longer and becoming hotter, too. India is sweating through a heatwave, with thermometers in some parts of the capital recording more than 52 °C. This is the third year in a row of lethally high temperatures in April and May for the country, …
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Biodiversity loss, which refers to the loss of plant or animal species at a local or worldwide scale, has the biggest impact, according to the study. It was followed by climate change and introduction of non-native species. As human activities continue to degrade the planet, the risk of infectious disease outbreaks is increasingly becoming more …
Researchers tracking the link between climate change and health say the adverse impacts are far-reaching New diseases are spreading, the hayfever season is starting earlier and even the hours in which it is possible to practise sports are changing. The common denominator behind all these and other changes to human health is climate change. A …
