Warming Up : How Climate Change is Changing Sport

In recent years, a world championship marathon was held at midnight to avoid the blistering sun. Players collapsed and games were 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 which saw hundreds of heat-induced deaths before a ball was even kicked. The threat the climate crisis poses on sport is clear, but with billions of participants and fans around the world relying on the sector for entertainment, jobs, fitness and health, this is one industry we can't afford to lose. It doesn't have to be this way. There are ways to mitigate, and perhaps counter, even the worst elements of climate change. In Warming Up world-leading sport ecologist Madeleine Orr interviews athletes, coaches, politicians and thought-leaders to learn more about the inevitable consequences for this trillion-dollar industry. From the frontlines of the climate crisis, Warming Up takes readers through a play-by-play of how climate change is already impacting sport, and how the sports world can fight back.

• | Author: Madeleine Orr
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 07, 2024
• | Number of Pages: 321 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1399404520
• | ISBN-13: 9781399404525