Mecca's temperature reached a high of 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.5 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday and is expected to hit 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42 Celsius) on Wednesday.
Between heat and war, Saudi Arabia seeks incident-free Hajj
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Sat 13:07 - Aftenposten (NO)
Heat wave in Europe - records may be broken
Sun 00:54 - BBC Headlines
Heatwave likely to be confirmed as record-breaking temperatures forecast
Mon 00:18 - BBC Headlines
UK braces for hottest May day on record as 30C heat continues
Mon 08:53 - Politico EU
Europe sweats as ‘heat dome’ causes record May temperatures
Mon 10:53 - France 24
Runners collapse as temperatures soar across France
Tue 08:10 - DW
Unseasonal May heat wave grips Europe
Tue 08:10 - DW World
Unseasonal May heat wave grips Europe
Tue 13:52 - NYT Europe
UK Heat Wave Could Break May Temperature Record
Tue 14:16 - Euronews
Britons flock to beaches and pools as UK breaks May heat record
Tue 15:34 - France 24
'Heat dome': Heatwave conditions hit France and parts of Europe
Tue 15:39 - Al-Monitor
Between heat and war, Saudi Arabia seeks incident-free Hajj
Tue 16:46 - BBC Headlines
Paris 'punishingly hot' as Western Europe hit by heatwave
Tue 16:49 - NYT Europe
A Spring Heat Wave is Breaking Records in the U.K., Spain and France
Tue 16:52 - Financial Times
UK and Europe shatter heat records in ‘mind-boggling’ May