Summer of 2015 was officially reported to be Earth’s hottest summer on record; however, if no action is taken to slow down global warming, large parts of the Middle East will be too hot for humans to live in by the year 2090, new research published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change warns. Even though the research does not specify the exact impact on North African countries, including Egypt, it is worthy to note that the majority of Egyptian expatriates reside in the Gulf countries. In an interview to al-Watan, secretary-general of the union of Egyptians abroad Amin Ahmed Ali, estimated that among the 10 million Egyptians living abroad, 6.5 million of them are scattered across the Gulf countries – with a majority living in Saudi Arabia. Scientists previously believed it would be at least 200 years before the climate in countries around the Persian Gulf region would become unlivable for humans. But extreme heat waves – that now occur only once every 20 years – will become “the normal summer day”, Elfatih Eltahir, an engineering professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-author of the study, told Bloomberg. Through computer…
Middle East to become ‘Unlivable’ as Temperatures Soar, Warns Study
October 29, 2015
