Experts Warn That Growing Impacts of Extreme Weather
on Music, Sports, Communities Should be a “Wake-up
Call”
WASHINGTON –
On September 11, the highly
anticipated Ocean Way concert in Santa Monica, California
was canceled after Hurricane Marie eroded a large portion of
the festival site over Labor Day weekend. Climate experts
have linked the severity of Hurricane Marie to the historic
“super” El Niño weather cycle currently setting record
temperatures around the world.
The two-day
festival, organized by the team behind Coachella and set to
feature headline acts from the Killers, Olivia Dean, Jack
White and Sublime, among others, joins a growing list of
major disruptions by extreme weather to the places where we
live, work and play. Earlier this year, a historic U.S.
heatwave pushed temperatures at nearly one in five FIFA
World Cup matches above levels considered safe for players
and fans.
Ocean Conservancy’s Vice
President of Marketing Oscar Negroni, a resident of Los
Angeles and 15-year veteran of the entertainment
industry, issued the following statement in
response:
“The ocean is the beating heart of our
blue planet and its health touches us all, from our coasts
to the center of our country. When climate change makes
headlines because it disrupts the music we listen to, the
sports we play and the communities we live in, it should be
a wake-up call. Whether you’re an athlete, an entertainer
or a fan, we all have a stake in protecting the cherished
spaces that bring us together. Building a safe, more
resilient future won’t be possible if we don’t protect
our ocean.”
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