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Climate Change Threatens Future of Summer Sports Tournaments

4/16/2025

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A stark warning emerges from a joint study by Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies and Waseda University: by the 2060s, summer school sports tournaments could be a thing of the past due to climate change. Since 2018, rising heat-related illnesses have led to stricter guidelines, halting activities when temperatures reach dangerous levels.

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A stark warning emerges from a joint study by Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies and Waseda University: by the 2060s, summer school sports tournaments could be a thing of the past due to climate change. Since 2018, rising heat-related illnesses have led to stricter guidelines, halting activities when temperatures reach dangerous levels.