East coast heatwave threatening World Cup
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Is an American ‘heat dome’ threatening to ruin the 2026 Fifa World Cup? Just days after records were smashed in the UK and across Europe, 120 million people in the US now face extreme heat warnings during the World Cup over blistering temperatures. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Experts have warned that the heatwave could impact athletes and hundreds of thousands of fans. In this episode of the breakdown, we speak to health and climate expert Marina Romanell, of the Lancet Countdown, to explore the ‘heat dome’ effect, how dangerous these temperatures are and why heatwaves are happening more often. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Cha
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