“These are the warmest places on the planet.” The first World Cup in the Middle East is highlighting the region’s vulnerability to climate change, as the host nation Qatar is in the midst of a strong heat wave that was made more likely by climate change.
And soon it may be too hot to survive even for those who don’t do outdoor manual labor. The “wet bulb” temperature is the temperature at which water evaporates, and it rises with both heat and humidity. If it is 109°F and 60% humidity, for example, theis 95.86°F. A wet bulb temperature of 95°F is the threshold for human survival.
This once theoretical risk is becoming more real with climate change. Much of the more heavily populated coastal areas in the Middle East — like Qatar, which sticks off the Arabian peninsula like a thumb, are actually humid. Daily high temperatures in Doha exceed 100°F from May to September. The 2022 World Cup was moved from its usual summer schedule to late fall, but anticipating temperatures upwards of 80°F with high humidity led the Qatari government to construct stadiums with air conditioning — largely powered by solar energy — so that soccer could be played and watched more comfortably.
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