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ESPN reported that a group of Australian athletes is joining forces to push the government for more action on climate change. The group is speaking out after a release from the Climate Council that shared Australia’s summer sports could be in trouble.
“Game, Set, Match: Calling Time on Climate Inaction,” the climate council report found that temperature estimates for 2040 mean that high temperatures in Sydney and Melbourne would put summer sports in jeopardy.
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Australia cricketer and the world’s No. 1 ranked bowler Pat Cummins shared his experience of playing during the bushfires in Australia.“Like all Aussies, I was devastated to see the impact of the [2019/2020] bushfires and the multiple coral bleachings on the Great Barrier Reef,” Cummins said.”I’m used to competing in a battle between bat and ball. The battle for climate change is, of course, a lot more important than just a game of cricket … we’ve seen athletes forced out of their events due to extreme heat and fire, and community cricket clubs forced to end their seasons early.”