Stifling heat, storm delays: weather extremes could impact World Cup

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Extreme weather conditions including heat, humidity, and storms are expected to impact the 2026 World Cup in North America. Experts have urged FIFA to revise its heat-stress framework and to implement consistent climate action measures ahead of the tournament.

Heat, humidity and thunderstorms are synonymous with summer in many North American regions -- and in a few weeks they could also threaten the 2026 World Cup.They urged FIFA to update its World Cup heat-stress framework, a measure they insisted be coupled with "consistent climate action."