Football’s hotter future<\/a><\/p>\nA 38-degree Celsius evening match has raised fresh questions about how football manages heat in a warming world.<\/p>\n
“That’s the time to schedule a practice inside. You could put an N95 mask on them, but trying to make sure that everybody’s mask is well-fitted, I suspect that’s not the best choice. I would go find an air-conditioned indoor facility that’s a clean-air shelter.”<\/p>\n
Messages sent to FIFA and the Spanish Football Association asking if that was considered or possible were not immediately returned. The smoke is expected to clear the area well before the game on Monday at 5am (AEST).<\/p>\n
Air quality in East Hanover started as “unhealthy” early on Thursday but got cleaner, so by mid-afternoon it was merely “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” according to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Now monitoring system.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Particle pollution in New Jersey was more than seven times higher than the World Health Organization standard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is forecast to improve to “moderate” for the game.<\/p>\n
More on FIFA World Cup 2026<\/p>\n
Smoke from wildfires attacks almost every system in the body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, medical studies show.<\/p>\n
It attacks the body immediately, spiking asthma cases and increasing ambulance calls within hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Smoke can trigger inflammation in different parts of the body, often attacking a person’s weakest points, which can then cascade into different effects as the immune system tries to fight a nasty irritant, doctors and scientists say.<\/p>\n
“It’s not healthy for anyone to be in the smoke, especially if you’re exercising,” Harvard School of Public Health environmental health research scientist Mary Johnson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“You’re exchanging more air, so you’re being exposed to even more pollutants, and even healthy individuals at some point will have some type of health effect from the exposure to the smoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“So, even though these are healthy young individuals, it’s not a good idea to be exercising in this type of environment.”<\/p>\n
Scientists have counted at least 1,000 toxins in wildfire smoke, according to Colorado State University environmental toxicologist Luke Montrose.<\/p>\n
“If I gave you a list, you would recognise some of these as being very bad, often times associated with the burning of diesel fuel or cigarette smoke, things like formaldehyde or volatile organic compounds,” Montrose said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Just the smoke itself can be bad.”<\/p>\n
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