Posted on 06/18/2024 9:24:18 PM PDT by Cronos
At least 550 pilgrims have died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching temperatures this year.
At least 323 of those who died were Egyptians, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, the two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries’ responses told AFP.
“All of them [the Egyptians] died because of heat” except for one who sustained fatal injuries during a minor crowd crush, one of the diplomats said, adding that the total figure came from the hospital morgue in the Al-Muaisem neighbourhood of Mecca.
The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and all Muslims with the means to must complete it at least once.
The pilgrimage is increasingly affected by climate breakdown, according to a Saudi study published last month that said temperatures in the area where rituals are performed were rising 0.4C (0.72F) each decade.
Temperatures hit 51.8Cat the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Monday, the Saudi national meteorology centre said.
...Hosting the hajj is a source of prestige for the Saudi royal family, and King Salman’s title includes “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques” in the cities of Mecca and Medina.
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A quick calculaton:
Take the C temp. double it and add 30.
50 x 2 is 100 plus 30 is 130 F
close enough to work with.
Not as hot as where they are going.
When they all die then I’ll be happy.
It is hard to believe that idiots die every year trying to get close enough to touch satans black rock.
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It got me thinking -- the Black stone of Emesa which was the "god" of emperor Heligobalus
This was a black meteriorite that was the symbol of the Emesa/Homs GodKing dynasty but was lost after Heliogabalus was killed
To me, I think it highly plausible that it was taken south to the Medina/Mecca region to become
The civilized on the planet should melt the black rock during the hajj.
It is that.
Bkmk
So is something good coming from “climate change”?
It is ironic that this pilgrimage to Mecca was to a place that was “as hot as hell.”
Shop around and you probably want the normal size version, not this 58 inch version with the straight handle.
Lol
Actually, could use it for field work.
I’m thinking The Marshal Islands, Bikini Atoll, Operation Castle Bravo, now that would be some heat!
50° Communist = 122° Freedom
Been in Riyadh for 50c weather. It is breathtaking, to say the least.
Yeah, I kinda knew that, also that the vast majority of my fellow Marines were in peak physical condition helped.
They say that peak health, youth, medics always around, training, and leadership monitoring everyone, helps when in 125 degrees.
40 years ago it would not have been a problem.
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