How Climate Change is Changing the Olympics

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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If global temperatures continue to increase, new research suggests that by 2050 past Winter Olympics host cities — like Oslo, Vancouver and Lake Tahoe — likely won’t be cold enough for the Games. And some summer events may be in jeopardy too. In her new book “Warming Up,” sport ecology expert Madeleine Orr explains why “climate change is threatening sport in every corner of the world,” including wildfire- and drought-prone California. We talk to Orr about the future of the Olympics amid climate change – and how all sports are changing in our climate reality, from Paris to the little leagues. Are you a coach or athlete who’s had to adapt to climate change? Guests: Madeleine Orr, assistant professor of sport ecology, University of Toronto - author, “Warming Up: How Climate Change Is Changing Sport" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.1	Coming up on forum, climate change, and the future of the Olympics.
1:11.2	Author Madeline Orr says, organizers of the Paris Olympics have outdone their predecessors
1:15.7	in trying to make the games the most sustainable in decades.
1:19.6	But she adds, the games can only be so green.
1:23.0	As climate change reduces the number of cities that will be able to host future games,
1:27.7	Orr joins us to talk about how all sports are changing along with the climate,
1:32.0	from the Olympics down to the Little Leagues.
1:34.4	Her new book is Warming Up.
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1:53.5	And this hour, we're looking at the intersection of sports and climate change.
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