As long as there's not a heat wave, you're going to be facing eighties and seventies of average temperatures. Having scheduled hydration breaks is going to be going to be a very criticaland. The bigger aspect we actually see this is that we need to insure that the athletes that are going to be participating in that world cup are acclimatized to those conditions. That's the key. So i give you an example. In two thousand 15, i was in scotland on on a study abroad trip. They were extremely concerned about their distanc runners being able to compete in the rio de janero games,. And they were like, what do we need to
How do you prevent a heat stroke? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about stopping heat illness deaths and the challenges of increasing heat waves with kinesiologist, Bud Cooper, and climate scientist, Radley Horton.
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