Will climate change’s significant impacts on the extreme heat that is expected to descend on the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, which kicks off next Thursday in Mexico City, become a subject that breaks through among players, fans, and media during the the world’s most popular sporting event?

Meteorologist and climate communicator Shel Winkley shares how Climate Central, through the recent publication of two studies, aims to garner significant worldwide attention among players, media, and fans by showing how 1) extreme heat will likely impact player performance in the world’s most popular sporting event on site-by-site, game-by-game basis, and 2) much climate change will be responsible for that extreme heat.

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