Warming Up: How Climate Change is Changing Sport – A GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR (Bloomsbury Sigma)

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Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2024
“Couldn’t be a bolder, more forthright SOS for sport” The Observer
The world of sport has a new opponent: climate change.
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.
A world-leading sport ecologist, Madeleine interviews athletes, coaches, politicians and thought-leaders to learn more about the inevitable consequences for this trillion-dollar industry. From the frontlines of climate change, Warming Up takes readers through a play-by-play of how global warming is already impacting sport, and how the sports world can fight back.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Sigma
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 7, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1399404520
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1399404525
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.06 x 9.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,653,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #420 in Atmospheric Sciences (Books) #491 in Sports Industry #959 in Climatology
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