Researchers say Egypt, with its arid, sun-scorched landscape and its limited sources of water, is one of the countries potentially most at risk of suffering dramatic effects of climate change. At no time of year is climate change more on the minds of Egyptians than summer, when many try to escape temperatures that have historically reached as high as 47 degrees Celsius. Photojournalist Hamada Elrasam shows how Egyptians, are coping.
As Temperatures Rise, Egyptians Cope
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An ancient column base in Cleopatra’s sunken palace.
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Divers hold an ancient amphora found among the ruins of the sunken palace. The sprawling ancient complex was the setting of dramatic episodes between Egypt’s last Greek-speaking queen, Cleopatra, and Mark Antony, the Roman general she seduced before the c
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For those desperate to cool off, the city’s open spaces are the least expensive alternative.