Posted on 07/30/2023 4:01:04 PM PDT by Libloather
For many in the United States, the first sign of fall is the start of football season. College students are back on campus and broadcasting networks are gearing up for the usual Thursday-to-Monday coverage. But the impacts of climate change have undeniably worsened in recent years, converging in a cluster of disasters each summer and fall — also known as prime football time.
With the U.S. West Coast fighting fires, and the country’s south and northeast drowning in storms, it begs the question of whether it might be time to reschedule football.
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While some minor adaptations have occurred, such as the Louisiana State (LSU) Tigers relocating temporarily to Houston, the University of Nevada Wolf Pack practising at Stanford and the Fresno State Bulldogs announcing a contingency plan in case players’ cleats melt on the turf due to heat, it’s clear bigger response strategies are needed when it comes to sport and climate change.
Beating the heat
To date, the only hard-and-fast weather policy in college and professional football is for lightning and flooding. Despite losing high profile athletes like Korey Stringer (Minnesota Vikings) and Jordan McNair (University of Maryland) to heatstroke in 2001 and 2018, no rules have been adopted for heat.
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According to this most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, conditions are likely to worsen in the coming years, and with it, the future of American football will change. Football will be forced to adapt to the rapidly changing environment; nothing — not even sport — is safe from the effects of climate change.
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NFL and NBA players would sure be more productive for society working on farms or manufacturing plants.
But heaven forbid they actually have to work...
Hey Madeleine! STOP LYING, fearmongering, and just generally being a typical millennial/zoomer nitwit. Thank you!!! 😉
I’ll have some more nonsense with a side of bullcrap.
They should be taking buses everywhere to help fight against global warming
But they won’t because it’s a sham
Let all woke sports organizations die a painful death.
Climate change is bad and getting worse but what really sucks about it is you can’t even notice it. The only way we know it is happening is by being told about it constantly non stop.
Smart NFL owners should use this article to negotiate new contracts. I see offers for Qback @ $22,000/year, WR-$22,000/yr, LB $19,000/yr.
Play only in indoor “climate safe” stadiums, 12 games, no training camp. Perfect!
Let the spoiled prima donnas go look for meaningful work.
They never will. The mentally retarded cucks of this world love fast food, alcohol, and sports.
They vote and they’re the majority.
‘The only way we know it is happening is by being told about it constantly non stop.’
just like knowing you have covid only by having a phony test finding it for you...
Who needs to pay for outrageous tickets to see wife beaters and coke users?
Geez, you mean they might have to play in the rain?
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