For some fans, the heat will be an inconvenience. For others, it’s their job, their neighborhood, and their everyday reality.
THE CLIMATE VAR reviews the public decisions shifting the heat, the air, and the rules of the game in our cities.
Join Sachamama and be part of a network driving climate leadership through education, community action, and media.
Because some of the game’s rules are written off the field.
Extreme heat doesn’t just happen
It starts with decisions made years before the opening whistle.
While millions watch the The 2026 international football tournament from stadiums and screens, others will live it working under extreme temperatures, breathing worse air, and facing cities that aren’t ready for the heat.
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THE CLIMATE VAR reviews the public decisions impacting:
Extreme heat protections
Air quality
Urban infrastructure
Climate resilience
Fossil fuel financing
20°F / 11°C
Inside the same city, some neighborhoods can be up to 20°F / 11°C hotter than others.
32 MILLION
Millions of people work outdoors under extreme heat in the U.S. Disproportionately held by Latino and Black communities
MORE HEAT. LESS PROTECTION.
As temperatures rise, so do the decisions that roll back climate and labor protections.
Because some of the game’s rules are written off the field