Pauline von Hellermann
@AnnaAnthro
Reading this ⬆️ i was wondering how hot it was in #Mecca just now - I don’t really have a sense of “normal” temperatures during the #Hajj or indeed of what kind of #ClimateAdaption or #HeatActionPlans are in place for this already, but it’s made me think more about wider social, cultural impact of #ClimateChange - might events like Hajj or #Juneteenth in #Houston (where rapper #BigPokey may have died of #Heatstroke during performance) become untenable? #ClimateDiary
Jun 27, 2023 at 12:46amWeb
Show threadSimon BrookeJun 27, 2023

@pvonhellermannn @AnnaAnthro Mecca is one of the ten places in the world where wet bulb temperatures had already exceeded 35ºC prior to 2023. There's potential to be an enormous disaster there.

#ClimateEmergency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature#Highest_recorded_wet-bulb_temperatures

Wet-bulb temperature - Wikipedia

Show threadPauline von HellermannJun 30, 2023

@AnnaAnthro

#ClimateDiary now read that indeed it’s been really difficult for a lot of #Hajj Pilgrims in 48°C, with many suffering #Heatstrokes and 230 dying. There are of course many other contributing factors, as always - age, heart disease etc. - but the extreme heat can’t have helped. Heat is #SlowViolence #SilentViolence

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/30/thousands-suffer-heat-stress-on-hajj-pilgrimage-as-temperatures-reach-48c?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Thousands suffer heat stress on hajj pilgrimage as temperatures reach 48C

People struggling in the swelter was a common sight, especially after day-long outdoor prayers at Mount Arafat

The Guardian