Soaring temperatures at this year's Club World Cup have raised concerns over afternoon kickoff times at the 2026 World Cup, as the expanded tournament poses logistical challenges for organizers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/27/soccer/world-cup-heat-fears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #2026fifaworldcup #climatechange #heatwaves #unitedstates#clubworldcup

In addition, the #State Dept is reviewing the applications of about 1,200 scholars from other countries who have already been approved by the board to come to the #UnitedStates, the people said. Those foreign #scholars were also supposed to receive acceptance letters around April.

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"On Monday, researchers around the country who had begun work on the sixth national climate assessment, planned for early 2028, received an email informing them that the scope of the report “is currently being re-evaluated” and that all contributors were being dismissed." #climatecrisis #unitedstates
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/climate/national-climate-assessment-authors-dismissed.html