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Environment and Climate

Hajj heat
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Extreme heat during this year's Hajj in Mecca led to over 1,000 deaths, raising concerns about the role of climate change and its impact on future pilgrimages.
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Recent heatwaves in Egypt, combined with the removal of trees in cities, have sparked public outrage and concerns over rising temperatures.
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Urgent climate-proofing is being overlooked in the Gulf as energy superpowers pour money into 'smart cities' instead.
Sudan water
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War, climate change and man-made shortages have brought Sudan — a nation already facing a litany of horrors — to the shores of a water crisis.
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Climate change is worsening dust storms in the Middle East, harming health and economies, a new study finds.
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The German climate movement is fracturing over Palestine, with pro-Palestine and pro-Israel activists clashing and new decolonial groups emerging.
Jordan flag
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As unsustainable dumpsites continue to pose grave risks to communities, Jordanian entrepreneurs are stepping up to mitigate these environmental dangers.
ILLUSTRATION_GULF_FLOODS
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Following the devastating floods in the UAE and Oman, °®Âþµº speaks to urban planners about possible lessons that can be learned from these tragedies.
Science Museum
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Activists have been demonstrating outside London's Science Museum urging it to drop its sponsor Adani Group, which has ties to Israeli weapons manufacturing.
Water scarcity and drought impact agriculture in central Iraq
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As Iraq struggles with water scarcity, the country is pioneering an offbeat approach to agriculture: growing plants without water.