But extreme heat is putting their well-being at risk. Successive football tournaments in the Americas have drawn criticism for their approach to extreme heat. “We don’t really know the long-term impact of exposure to extreme heat on children,” says the researcher. But more broadly, “the region needs to develop early-warning systems for extreme heat,” says Francisco Chesini, a public health researcher at the University of Buenos Aires and part of the Global Heat Health Information Network. “It is not enough to issue general alerts in the media or on social networks in the event of extreme temperatures.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald February 14, 2026 14:26 UTC