Human Rights Watch

by Andrew Stroehlein (from Daily Vrief, Human Rights Watch newsletter) As the effects of global warming become more and more evident, these days the heat has hit the front pages of newspapers around the world like never before. In Saudi Arabia, this month, more than 1300 people died during the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.Heat stress was a major factor contributing to the death toll, with temperatures topping 50 degrees. In the United States, approximately 65 million people are facingheat alert, as another "heat bubble" pushed temperatures in some locations above 50 degrees.There are more heat waves in the country deadly hurricanes, floods and tornadoes strung together and heat-related deaths they are on the rise, with over 2300 in 2023. In both places - Saudi Arabia and the United States - the human damage was exacerbated by authorities who did not are adequately prepared or what they refused to address long-standing social issues, ignoring that some peo...