Study: Women's football 'highly exposed' to multiple, worsening climate threats in the UK

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Research warns future of women's football is disproportionately at risk in the UK unless robust climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies adopted by clubs, players, and fans

Climate-fuelled hazards including 120 mile per hour wind gusts, two-metre-deep floods, 16-day heatwaves, and multi-month-long droughts are all threatening the future of women's football. Those are the...

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