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Death toll from heat at hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia passes 900
(www.lemonde.fr)
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this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024
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OK, so hear me out. The Saudi king is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. Since the Hajj is now becoming dangerous for the faithful because of climate change, that means that the Saudi king needs to act to protect the Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques. I.e., the Saudi king has a religious responsibility to act on climate change, by clamping down on CO2 emissions and curtailing hydrocarbons extraction. It's the will of Allah, man.
He'd sooner air condion the whole area.