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More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C | At least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress

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More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C

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1y ago

More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C

www.theguardian.com /world/article/2024/jun/18/hundreds-of-hajj-pilgrims-die-in-mecca-from-heat-related-illness

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122 in freedom units. At 126 (52c) you can prepare sous vide in a few hours depending on cut.
https://sousvideways.com/time-temperature-guide/
For real though, I'm to old to fight in the water wars, and it's too hot.
- you can prepare sous vide
  But that's in water. We're not there yet. Maybe in Florida soon when it first floods and then gets a heat dome.
  This one is more like setting the Air Fryer at 50°C.
  
  You set out a container of water and wait for it to heat to 50C
  But to be fair, the evaporation will cool it too much for this to work
Hot tip: when its 50c, stay in the fucking shade!
Not the right time for a pilgrimage smh
- Honestly, staying in the shade won't save you at 50c. You're probably going to die unless you find a solution like digging a hole to hide in.
- That Saudi. The plan there seems to be to sell off all the oil, and then have the royal family decamp to a more northern latitude with their harems while the rest of the population cooks to death.
  
  Been working so far
  
  Is this a joke or do you have a source?
  
  There are ways to make deserts, eh, more livable. Various kinds of mosses, correct usage of water for feeding plants (to reduce sandstorms), and solar farms there occupy territory both not in huge demand and use some of that excess energy.
  That's not what's happening now, but the technologies have been tried successfully and work. I like shitting on Israel for their moral standing (the opposite to that, I mean), but their approaches to managing deserts do work, and they are not too wasteful with water.
Our overlords assure is everything is normal. Continue consumption. Do not revolt against polluting industries. Stay inside your homes and expire for the economy. This seems to ring true the world over.
- I can't fuckin wait until it gets to that boiling point where we just absolutely trash these wealthy families. Part of me wants that to happen more than us immediately correcting this another way. Fuck those greedy rats.
  
  I'd honestly rather everything get fixed than retribution. If it were a choice between the two.
  
  That may not happen at all.
I figure we're going to see the first chapter from The Ministry for the Future at some point. This is getting close.
- It mainly needs a massive power failure in the middle of summer and we're there.
  
  Up to 900+ I see.
About 1.5 million people did the Hajj. 320 is approximately 0.023% which cannot be used to draw any conclusion.
Then for those who don’t know, many people go to the “Optional” Hajj unregistered, which means they don’t have an indoor place to stay on or use transportation options and have no direct access to food. There are also the one who are old, the one who take their kids with them, and the one who are sick.
Again the islamic ruling is you do the Hajj “if you can” this include if it is during extreme heat you can just stop or never go in the first place.
Great time to be a lawyer who speaks Arabic, possibly a little Nubian and Sa'idi.
EDIT: What exactly are you disagreeing with? These people have an immediate way to punish those responsible for climate change: through legal action.
- Bro didn't hear about the bonesaws
  You want to go after those kings, do it with an army, not lawyers.
  Like, bro, they're literally sovereigns! They can ignore lawsuits!
  
  If anything, the bonesaws were a symbol of their weakness. These people are literally dying already.
If you're determined to inflict harm yourself for religious reasons, not only do I not care if it kills you, but I'll mock you afterwards for it.

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