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Extreme heat cancels climate change event on adapting to extreme heat

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/extreme-heat-event-london-cancelled-b3001379.html

> Climate experts say it demonstrates the need to ‘take climate change seriously and learn from what is happening around the world’

#climateChange #climate #recursion #climateCrisis #extremHeat

"On Tuesday, service workers rallied at major airports in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Phoenix. They called for immediate action from employers to ensure their safety in the workplace, including adequate breaks and access to drinking water during periods of #ExtremHeat."

https://grist.org/extreme-heat/heat-week-workers-rally-extreme-heat-protection/
#HeatWeek

At 2.20pm yesterday I was Just passing a local grass soccer oval on the way home.
What should be the heat health policy for children (teen girls) playing soccer in 35C+ heat? Anyone?

When I got home, I did some reading: Sports Medicine Aus says Soccer is a category 3 sport for extreme heat health risks. The girls were playing in 35.8C ambient temperature, 22% humidity as I measured. That places them into moderate #heathealth risk approaching high risk.
I have no idea if more frequent breaks, or drink stoppages were being implemented which are risk mitigation measures at moderate level.
I am only glad this wasn’t on #syntheticturf which would amplify the heat health risks. Synthetic Turf can reach spot temperatures up to 80C in direct sunlight posing a direct health stress risk to playing on the surface.
The Sports Medicine Australia document says near the end :
“currently unclear if heat stress risk is truly elevated in children”
#Extremheat #HeatHealth #Health #SportsMedicine #heatwave #Soccer

https://sma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SMA-Extreme-Heat-Policy-2021-Final.pdf