Hajj deaths dominate the conversation on Saudi in the global press

Heat-related deaths during this year’s Hajj are still dominating the conversation on Saudi Arabia as the toll passes the 1.3k mark. Associated Press has picked up the story, ensuring it gets wide syndication. Hundreds of pilgrims — half of whom were Egyptian — lost their lives during this year’s sacred pilgrimage due to an extreme heat wave in Makkah. Reuters and the Washington Post also have the story, putting it in context of the how soaring global temperatures are making heat deaths a pressing public health issue.

In context: The world broke some 1.4k temperature records in the past week, Semafor notes, leading its coverage with the Hajj deaths, a heat dome that has settled over the United States, and the impact of extreme temperatures in India.