Climate change could render the Middle East uninhabitable, according to an opinion expressed in Foreign Policy magazine.
The article highlights that this summer, countries in the region experienced extreme temperatures. For example, in mid-July, the heat index in Dubai, which measures the perceived temperature, reached around 62 degrees Celsius. Additionally, in late June, temperatures in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, exceeded 51 degrees Celsius, leading to the deaths of more than 1,300 pilgrims during the Hajj.
The magazine explains that rising temperatures and water shortages are driving the region's population to migrate to more livable areas, such as Europe. This could lead to destabilization extending far beyond the Middle East, the publication warns.
On June 5, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a report stating that global temperatures from 2024 to 2028 are expected to be 1.1 to 1.9 degrees Celsius higher than the average in the second half of the 19th century, with a high likelihood that the heat record set in 2023 will be broken during this period.
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Based on materials from TASS