Global Perspective:How climate change is affecting sports: American football is currently under heavy restrictions, the cause being: climate change, climate change has increased average temperatures by 2 over the Last 50 years. degrees Fahrenheit, although it may not seem like much, it is predicted that the average temperature will rise faster due to the thickness of the atmosphere only getting worse, the United States is more affected by climate change due of their massive population and the high number of cars and factories releasing CO2 into the atmosphere. What is exercise heat? Exertional heat illness can manifest with a variety of symptoms including muscle cramps, fainting, dizziness, grunting, excessive thirst, spacing or distancing, there may also be a variety of severities ranging from life threatening to a few days of physical activity. Exertional heat illnesses always start at the lowest severity, but the longer they go unnoticed and untreated, the more serious they can become. How does it affect soccer players in the United States more than other sports? Football players are more affected by exertional heat illness because they have full protection and a helmet when training and 2 thirds of football players affected by HIE were either overweight , or obese. Footballers also have very physical and long training sessions, some lasting up to 5 hours with 45 minutes without water. Why is HIE such a big problem for football players? From 1980 to 2009, 58 football players died from HIE, and in the summer of 2011 alone, 6 players died from HIE. A mixture of HIE and lack of rehydration, HIE is a very big problem for football. players because now they can only have 90 minutes a week of full...... middle of paper ......"Heat death: can heat stroke be avoided in football?." 2004. March 26, 2014 “Mount Maunganui Changes Course – State Ocean Swim Series.” 2014. April 9, 2014 "Will global warming ruin football in the South? | Grist." 2012. March 26, 2014 “WWF New Zealand – Impacts of climate change in New Zealand”. 2011. March 31, 2014 “HowStuffWorks “How Ocean Currents Work” – Science.” 2010. April 2. 2014