What do you think of the Tokyo Olympics, the Olympics and the climate that hates each other?

"In full swing" not only refers to fierce competition, but also contains literal meaning. Whether it is the voices of athletes, volunteers and the media, or the news that heatstroke and high temperature often affect the competition, they are all conveying the same voice: this is an Olympic Games that fully demonstrates the problem of global warming.

In addition to the Olympic Games, the climate is giving outdoor athletes a severe test. Around the world, the climate seems to dislike this Olympic season very much. Throughout July, the high temperature in the western United States triggered a large-scale mountain fire, and Europe fell into a protracted flood. The rainstorm and typhoon fireworks in Henan province brought us pain. Extreme weather and climate disasters remind us that it is not just the Olympic Games that is fierce.

In fact, the theme of this Tokyo Olympic Games has always been the concept of green environmental protection. Organizer BOCOG has repeatedly emphasized the 3R concept of the Olympic Games, namely "reduction", "reuse" and "recycling". So we saw many magical operations, such as the cardboard bed in the Olympic Village, which was repeatedly mentioned. (Actually, it's just to save money. )

For this Olympic Games, in addition to the sports principles of "fairness, justice and openness", there are more things worth considering about the Facebook balloons and giant dolls at the opening ceremony.

Tokyo, real ladies are too hot.

On July 23rd, in the women's archery ranking competition of Tokyo Olympic Games, Svitlana Gemboyeva, a member of the Belarusian Olympic Committee team, fainted due to heatstroke. At that time, the temperature in the archery hall reached 34. This can be imagined for players from northern countries who wear heavy competition clothes. In the table tennis competition, careful netizens sent me to Xi 'an, where China players were sweating.

This is not a case. From 24th to 28th, only 20 volunteers and staff suffered from heatstroke in Tokyo Olympic Games, and many athletes were affected by high temperature. The hot temperature and Tokyo's unique terrain environment have brought about an unusually humid climate, which has become a "double blow" for players. Russian tennis player Daniel Medvedev even said that he was "unable to breathe normally" because it was too humid.

Another effect of hot and humid climate occurs in water. One thing that was hotly debated at the beginning of the Olympic Games was that many competitors in triathlon vomited. The reason is that the water in Tokyo Bay is dirty and smelly. Tokyo Bay, which was originally qualified for the competition, became a stinking pool. The core reason is that the weather is too hot and humid, which leads to the upwelling of underwater sewage, and the high water temperature leads to microbial corruption. In Tokyo Bay, the water temperature is close to 30, and the four major problems of dirty, hot, smelly and wet are all in one, so it is really difficult for athletes to swim hard.

In fact, the water quality problem in Tokyo Bay in summer did not suddenly appear. On 20 19, athletes were treated for heatstroke in the water race held in Tokyo Bay. It is an indisputable fact that the summer high temperature in Tokyo is getting worse year by year. In the summer of 2020, more than 200 people died of high temperature in Tokyo, setting a record high. This year's Tokyo Olympic Games marathon and other projects have also been changed to Sapporo, which shows that the organizers also know that the summer climate in Tokyo is not suitable for sports.

Then, since the weather conditions are so bad, why must the Tokyo Olympic Games be held in summer?

This in turn involves the distribution of benefits in global competition. You know, 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games was held in June of 5438+00, obviously considering the unbearable high temperature in July and August. However, with the broadcasting rights of the Olympic Games becoming the biggest source of income, the Summer Olympic Games can only be firmly tied to the gap period of professional sports events in July and August. Otherwise, once there is a conflict with the mainstream leagues in various countries, not only the commercial interests of various sports organizations will be weakened, but also the broadcasting income will be greatly challenged.

Fortunately, with the grim situation of global warming, the International Olympic Committee has announced that the Olympic Games will be held in the future to consider the impact of climate disasters. In the next Paris Olympic Games, organizers must pay more attention to the "hostility" of climate.

We should think deeply about a problem in this Olympic Games, that is, global warming. Just two days ago, a river appeared in the Taklimakan desert. The desert is no longer a desert, but a gathering place where snow melts. Global warming comes from automobile exhaust, air conditioning refrigerants and various heavy industries. The Taklimakan Desert has already reminded us that it is us who may be flooded next time, not other low-lying areas. I hope that various environmental protection organizations will start to take action.