#ClimateDiary now read that indeed it’s been really difficult for a lot of #Hajj Pilgrims in 48°C, with many suffering #Heatstrokes and 230 dying. There are of course many other contributing factors, as always - age, heart disease etc. - but the extreme heat can’t have helped. Heat is #SlowViolence #SilentViolence
#ClimateDiary #hajj #heatstrokes #SlowViolence #silentviolence
#Heatstrokes can be fatal because the body's cooling mechanism fails, leading to severe dehydration, organ dysfunction, and cardiovascular collapse
Read #HTExplained by @RamblingBrook
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-do-heat-strokes-kill-101682324675560.html #press
#heatstrokes #htexplained #press
#Heatstrokes can be fatal because the body's cooling mechanism fails, leading to severe dehydration, organ dysfunction, and cardiovascular collapse
Read #HTExplained by @RamblingBrook
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-do-heat-strokes-kill-101682324675560.html #press
#heatstrokes #htexplained #press