I Club football World Cup FIFA World Cup 2025 in the United States are registering an unusually high number of interruptions for thunderstorms e lightning. After the long suspension of the Chelsea-Benfica match of 28 June in Charlotte, which lasted almost two hours, other games such as Palmeiras-Ahly were also stopped for bad weather. And the risk continues: for today’s challenge, June 30, between Inter and Fluminensealways scheduled in Charlotte, the forecasts indicate a high probability of new ones thunderstormswith possible further possible “weather delay”.
The geography of risk: summer thunderstorms in the United States
The main cause must be sought in the climatic characteristics of the region. In summer, especially in the south-east of the United States, i thunderstorms afternoon they are very frequent and often accompanied by intense activity electricity.
According to historical data, most of the events are concentrated between June and August lightning of the country. Charlotte, home to different matches of the tournament, is one of the cities with the highest incidence of these phenomena at this time of year.
Among the most rigorous safety protocols in the world
Ma Weather alone is not enough to explain the number of interruptions. In the United States i protocols Of safety For outdoor sporting events are among the most severi In the world, especially when it comes to lightning risk.
The guidelines, adopted by organizations such as the US Soccer Federation and the Us Youth Soccer, include the suspension immediate of any outdoor activity as soon as a lightning o Si Odel thunder Within a radius of about 16 km (10 miles) from the stadium. After each sighting a compulsory awaited of at least 30 minutes without new episodes before you can resume the game. Each new lightning or thunder restarts the timer … this explains why sometimes the duration of the suspension It is measured in hours!
These procedures are also strongly supported by federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Weather Service (NWS), they recommend safety plans detailed for all outdoor sporting events.
An approach oriented to prevention
Compared to other international countries or tournaments, where the protocols on lightning risk they can be less stringent or more applied flexiblethe US approach stands out for the maximum caution.
This explains why, with the same weather conditions, many more are recorded in the United States interruptions officers for risk lightning Compared to events such as European o i World Cup played in other parts of the world.
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