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Grassroots sports at risk from heatwaves due to climate change, report warns

Sun, 2015-02-08 13:45 — Maeryn Obley

Casey Dellacqua wipes sweat from her forehead during the 2014 Australian Open as temperatures hit 43C. The Climate Institute has warned that the heat policies of many sports need revision. Photograph: Mark Dadswell/AAP

Image: Casey Dellacqua wipes sweat from her forehead during the 2014 Australian Open as temperatures hit 43C. The Climate Institute has warned that the heat policies of many sports need revision. Photograph: Mark Dadswell/AAP

theguardian.com - January 30th 2015 - Oliver Milman

Climate change will threaten the viability of grassroots sport in Australia, and elite tournaments will have to adapt to rising temperatures, extreme rainfall and shrinking snow cover, a report has warned.

The extreme heat policies of sports such as tennis, Aussie rules and cricket will have to “dramatically improve” to protect the health of competitors at all levels, the Climate Institute analysis concluded.

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Climate Change Threatens Health - Extreme Heat: More Intense Hot Days and Heat Waves

Wed, 2015-01-14 00:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

nrdc.org

Across the nation, climate change is making hot summer days hotter and stretching their numbers into heat waves that never seem to end. And the heat is causing more than just discomfort - as temperatures rise, so are the number of illnesses, emergency room visits, and deaths.

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Climate Change Health Threats in New York

Sat, 2015-01-10 16:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Air Pollution Vulnerability

Ozone Smog and Allergenic Ragweed Occurrence

nrdc.org

Climate change will worsen smog and cause plants to produce more pollen pollution, increasing respiratory health threats, particularly for people with allergies and asthma.

CLICK HERE - See how New York is vulnerable to air pollution impacts...

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Climate Mission Impossible: Scientists Say Fossil Fuels Must Go Untapped

Wed, 2015-01-07 16:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

The UCL study used an economic model to determine what percentage of each region's fossil fuel reserves should be left untouched in order to meet climate goals. Reserves are defined as fuels that could be developed given current technology and economic conditions.
EMILY M. ENG, NG STAFF. SOURCE: C. MCGLADE AND P. EKINS. NATURE

New study says vast amounts of coal, oil, and gas must be left untouched to limit global warming.

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The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to
2 °C

Nature 517, 187–190 (08 January 2015) doi:10.1038/nature14016

nationalgeographic.com - January 7, 2015
by Christina Nunez

Canada's tar sands need to stay in the ground, the oil beneath the Arctic has to remain under the sea, and most of the world's coal must be left untouched in order to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2°C, a study released Wednesday says.

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