discuss How does climate change impact outdoor sports?

[Unvarnished]

Temperature changes and severe storm conditions make outdoor sports one of the most affected sports by climate change. Being an outdoor game lover, I have seen quite a lot of time when football are affected by climate change. Seasons change affect traditional sports. What do you think?

 

[1stop]

Seeing the game I adored being affected by climate change is very painful. I think it is high time to do something to decrease our carbon emissions and save the activities that we enjoy so much. I don't like missing soccer matches due to bad weather.

 

[Unlocked]

I watch a lot of football (soccer to Americans) and in hot countries it's becoming more and more dangerous for people to play competitively in the summer due to the heat. We only have to look at the fact that the last World Cup was rescheduled to the winter just for player safety reasons because of the temperatures in Qatar in the summer.

 

[Heatman]

I've witnessed a lot of sports being cancelled and postponed as a result of bad weather. It happens in the English Premier League all the time and it's the right call because players shouldn't risk their lives playing in a very bad weather.

 

[Harsh World]

For local games, I don't see a reason why any weather would disrupt as you're used to those weather conditions. It only really matters when you have teams competing across major borders.

This reminds me of the time I was first sent to Japan and we had to acclimatize (get used to the higher temperatures) for 30 days before excessive exertion (i.e., running 3+ miles, etc.).

After some time, your body will be able to handle the conditions thrown at it. I don't think the weather will fluctuate that much over such a rapid period that humans can't evolve to it. That said, it shouldn't be an issue in our lifetimes, in my opinion, nor the lives of those in the future if the temperatures do rise as there will be a natural evolution that could take place.