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At the Olympics, Heat Can Raise the Danger Bar of Competitions
Climate change is fueling more intense heat waves, which could cause severe health impacts for athletes.
By Kiley Price
Athletes from more than 200 countries have convened in Paris for the Olympic Games.
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What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.