Olympic wave riders in frontline of climate change

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As well as showcasing the world’s elite surfers to a brand new audience at the Tokyo Olympics, the president of the International Surfing Association says the goal will also be to highlight the growing threat to the planet’s oceans

LONDON - Of all the sports at the Tokyo Olympics later this year none inhabit the frontline of climate change quite like surfing.

Surfers, he says, are the ambassadors of the oceans and the eyes of the world when it comes to the health of the seas. A Californian climate change assessment report in 2018 predicts two-thirds of the state’s southern beaches could be completely eroded by the end of the century. “It’s a huge challenge. If the places where waves break change, some of the greatest surfing places might disappear.”Aguerre, who made it his life’s work to introduce surfing to the Olympics, is not one to drown in gloom and describes himself as a “pro-active pessimist” when it comes to the threat the planet faces from man-made climate change.

 

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