Thread: Flickr: Discussing unintended consequence of climate change - American Football in Global Climate Change

I think golf will be strongly affected as soggy winters make closing courses necessary to avoid damage and water costs sky rocket in dry summers (at least in my part of the world). Gymnastics (and all non-winter sports that require substantial training in childhood) could be affected because children are more prone to heat stress. Rowing may be impacted by more extreme weather interfering with training (wind, heat stress, ice, courses drying...

How about winds that are strong enough to require a ball-holder for kick-offs in an increasing number of games? There were at least two games today that required a holder. I don't have data on this, and I don't think it even exists,, though football seems to keep a statisic of everything else. I think this puts the kick-off team at a disadvantage. I wonder if there are any sports stadiums that are in a flood zone? How is climate...