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Pilgrim recounts extreme heat and struggle for shade during hajj
Original report:
Zirrar Ali’s account of performing hajj with his elderly father describes temperatures above 51°C, exhausting journeys and a desperate search for shade. The Guardian testimony highlights how extreme heat complicated both religious observance and caring for a vulnerable relative.
Climate
Warming seas could unbalance UK marine food webs, study warns
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A four-year study reported in November 2026 projected that warming could increase fish diversity while reducing plankton diversity around the UK and north-east Atlantic. Researchers warned that these uneven changes could undermine marine ecosystems and threaten food security by 2050.
Agriculture
Food security pressures sharpen the case for innovation
Original report:
A Hindu opinion article argues that innovation is increasingly urgent as climate risks, economic shocks and conflict undermine food security. It presents India’s experience as relevant to the Global South, while highlighting persistent hunger and the cost of healthy diets.