Increasing Health Risks During Outdoor Sports Due To Climate Change in Texas: Projections Versus Attitudes.

ABSTRACT: Extreme heat is a recognized threat to human health. This study examines projected future trends of multiple measures of extreme heat across Texas throughout the next century, and evaluates the expected climate changes alongside Texas athletic staff (coach and athletic trainer) attitudes toward heat and climate change. Numerical climate simulations from the recently published Community Earth System Model version 2 and the Climate Model Intercomparison Project were used to predict changes in summer temperatures, heat indices, and wet bulb temperatures across Texas and also within specific metropolitan areas. A survey examining attitudes toward the effects of climate change on athletic programs and student athlete health was also distributed to high-school and university athletic staff. Heat

SUBMITTER: Dee SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9363732 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature