This summer’s World Cup faces a significant threat from extreme heat, potentially endangering athletes, fans, workers, and officials. With matches scheduled for June and July across 16 different cities in the United States , Canada and Mexico , concerns are mounting over the impact of rising global temperatures. Research indicates that wet bulb globe temperatures, which account for humidity, wind speed, and sun angle, could surpass 32°C (90°F) in the afternoons in cities such as Dallas and Houston in Texas , and Monterrey , Mexico. Donal Mullan, a senior lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, who led a paper examining heat risks for the host cities, highlighted the widespread danger. "Almost all of the host locations, 14 out of 16 of them, experience levels of extreme heat, which could be potentially dangerous to players, match officials and possibly spectators," he stated, noting that some fully covered stadiums offer a degree of protection.…