Warming up : how climate change is changing sports / Madeleine Orr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orr, Madeleine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Environmental aspects.

Sports.

Climatic changes.

climate change.

Physical Description:

320 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Warming up : how climate change is changing sport

How climate change is changing sports

Place of Publication:

Dublin, Ireland : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2024.

Summary:

"In recent years, a world championship marathon was held at midnight to avoid the blistering sun. Professional athletes needed oxygen tanks to play during wildfire season in California. Players collapsed and play was suspended amid the heat and bushfire smoke at the Australian Tennis open. Ski resorts in the Alps have turned into ghost towns. Golf courses are sinking into the sea. And then there's the Qatar World Cup, among the greatest follies in sporting history, one that saw hundreds (perhaps thousands) of heat-induced deaths before a ball was even kicked. The threat climate change poses to sport is clear, but with billions of participants and fans around the world who rely on the sector for entertainment, jobs, fitness and health, this is one industry we can't afford to lose. In this book, Madeleine Orr shows it doesn't have to be this way. There are ways to mitigate, and perhaps counter, even the worst elements of climate change."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Pregame

Heat check

Wild wild(fire) west

Every breath you take

Playing on the edge

Come hell or high water

Dustbowl

Shelter of last resort

Let it snow

Thin ice

At a disadvantage

Playing catch-up

Back story

Green sports

In bed with big oil

The roster : athletes vs climate change

What's next?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1399404520

9781399404525

OCLC:

1392043822

Publisher Number:

99996632377