The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history
The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data. On 22 July 2024, the daily global average temperature reached a new record high in the ERA5 dataset*, at 17.16°C.
https://climate.copernicus.eu/new-record-daily-global-average-temperature-reached-july-2024
This is not the kind of record-breaking streak the world needs.
Millions of sports fans are tuning in to an action-packed season featuring the Paris Olympics, the Tour de France, the Copa America, Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, the US Open Tennis Championships, the Women’s World Cup in Colombia, and the Rugby Championship in Australia.
In her new book, Warming Up: How Climate Change is Changing Sport, world-leading sports ecologist Madeleine Orr interviews athletes, coaches, politicians, and thought leaders to explore the inevitable consequences for this trillion-dollar industry.
Orr explains how elite and professional sports are being affected by changing environmental conditions and how global sports movements can address these challenges. She shares captivating stories of how the world of sport is being impacted in unexpected ways, such as:
⛳ Golf course designers incorporating flood control measures into their designs.
🚣♂️ Sailors in the 2016 Olympics learning to navigate through trash in the waters off Rio de Janeiro.
Through these and other stories, Orr highlights how competitive sports around the world are facing environmental challenges and finding innovative ways to adapt.
To learn more about the impact of climate change on sports and what can be done, check out Madeleine Orr’s insightful new book.
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