Extreme Heat

1.8bn in S. Asia, including Sri Lankans, face extreme heat risks by 2030 – World Bank

Nearly 1.8 billion people across South Asia – including Sri Lanka – will face extreme heat risks by 2030, but income constraints and market failures are leaving many to rely only on basic coping strategies, according to a new World Bank…

Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat: report

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The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said Thursday, more than half unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported Thursday included 58 from…