Chargers at Texans Pre-Game Discussion (Wild Card Round)

[FoutsFan]

I'm one road away from being evacuated by Hollywood

Praying for you and all affected by the fires.

[jamrock]

The fires have nothing to do with global warming. My son in law is a Captain in CAL FIRE who is working on the fires. It is first and foremost the idiotic decision prioritize appeasing certain environmental groups and Indian tribes at the expense of forest management. Add in the budget cuts, lack of water/water pressure and a couple of other issues that are probably too polarizing to put in here and we have the perfect storm of incompetence that results in this.

There will be a lot to answer for but 100 mph winds made the Palisades fire a tragedy. We haven't experienced hurricane wind conditions here before. Normally when canyon fires happen in LA and that's a regular occurrence the planes and helicopters can dump retardant and water and it's over relatively quickly with sometimes a few homes lost. The planes and helicopters couldn't do that and the winds spread the fire like crazy. I still can't believe the fire jumped the PCH and destroyed homes all all along the beach front. That's never happened before

[richpjr]

There will be a lot to answer for but 100 mph winds made the Palisades fire a tragedy. We haven't experienced hurricane wind conditions here before. Normally when canyon fires happen in LA and that's a regular occurrence the planes and helicopters can dump retardant and water and it's over relatively quickly with sometimes a few homes lost. The planes and helicopters couldn't do that and the winds spread the fire like crazy. I still can't believe the fire jumped the PCH and destroyed homes all all along the beach front. That's never happened before

No doubt the winds are a major factor. The scope would have been much, much smaller if things were managed competently. My son in law is in charge of the helicopters in a station in Riverside County.

[jubei]

Not the best look for humanity. Looters moving in to evacuated areas.

DESPICABLE! looters should be shot. people may be losing their homes and these losers go and loot them beforehand?! shoot on site.

[jamrock]

Yawn emoji. If he knew the answer he would have a winning record in those games. He doesn't so it's just smoke. Texans can beat us without question but if we do our part we win.

Arrogance or confidence? We will find out on Saturday

[AKFlyFisher]

My thoughts are with all who are affected by these fires. Stay safe out there Bolt family. All of the images are reminding me of Maui -- but at a much more disastrous level.

[richpjr]

Our uniforms for the game:

[sdchrgrboy]

The fires have nothing to do with global warming. My son in law is a Captain in CAL FIRE who is working on the fires. It is first and foremost the idiotic decision prioritize appeasing certain environmental groups and Indian tribes at the expense of forest management. Add in the budget cuts, lack of water/water pressure and a couple of other issues that are probably too polarizing to put in here and we have the perfect storm of incompetence that results in this.

I am sorry but you are dead wrong. The fires today, becoming more intense (remember Canada last year, Australia) along with stronger hurricanes that go from a cat 1- 4 almost overnight) are directly related to global warming. The planet in 2024 was the warmest on record. The oceans are warmer, Less rain in the West, stronger Santa Ana winds are all related to it.

Climate change has been a key factor in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the Western United States. Wildfire risk depends on a number of factors, including temperature, soil moisture, and the presence of trees, shrubs, and other potential fuel. All these factors have strong direct or indirect ties to climate variability and climate change. Climate change enhances the drying of organic matter in forests (the material that burns and spreads wildfire), and has doubled the number of large fires between 1984 and 2015 in the western United States.

Research shows that changes in climate create warmer, drier conditions. Increased drought, and a longer fire season are boosting these increases in wildfire risk. For much of the U.S. West, projections show that an average annual 1 degree C temperature increase would increase the median burned area per year as much as 600 percent in some types of forests. In the Southeastern United States modeling suggests increased fire risk and a longer fire season, with at least a 30 percent increase from 2011 in the area burned by lightning-ignited wildfire by 2060.

[Lone Bolt]

I am sorry but you are dead wrong. The fires today, becoming more intense (remember Canada last year, Australia) along with stronger hurricanes that go from a cat 1- 4 almost overnight) are directly related to global warming. The planet in 2024 was the warmest on record. The oceans are warmer, Less rain in the West, stronger Santa Ana winds are all related to it.

Climate change has been a key factor in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the Western United States. Wildfire risk depends on a number of factors, including temperature, soil moisture, and the presence of trees, shrubs, and other potential fuel. All these factors have strong direct or indirect ties to climate variability and climate change. Climate change enhances the drying of organic matter in forests (the material that burns and spreads wildfire), and has doubled the number of large fires between 1984 and 2015 in the western United States.

Research shows that changes in climate create warmer, drier conditions. Increased drought, and a longer fire season are boosting these increases in wildfire risk. For much of the U.S. West, projections show that an average annual 1 degree C temperature increase would increase the median burned area per year as much as 600 percent in some types of forests. In the Southeastern United States modeling suggests increased fire risk and a longer fire season, with at least a 30 percent increase from 2011 in the area burned by lightning-ignited wildfire by 2060.

While I may agree, I dont think this is the thread for this debate...all parties, can we return to regular programming, please?

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

There will be a lot to answer for but 100 mph winds made the Palisades fire a tragedy. We haven't experienced hurricane wind conditions here before. Normally when canyon fires happen in LA and that's a regular occurrence the planes and helicopters can dump retardant and water and it's over relatively quickly with sometimes a few homes lost. The planes and helicopters couldn't do that and the winds spread the fire like crazy. I still can't believe the fire jumped the PCH and destroyed homes all all along the beach front. That's never happened before

And arson


Treating mental illness or lack there of is paer of the problem

[dmac_bolt]

There will be a lot to answer for but 100 mph winds made the Palisades fire a tragedy. We haven't experienced hurricane wind conditions here before. Normally when canyon fires happen in LA and that's a regular occurrence the planes and helicopters can dump retardant and water and it's over relatively quickly with sometimes a few homes lost. The planes and helicopters couldn't do that and the winds spread the fire like crazy. I still can't believe the fire jumped the PCH and destroyed homes all all along the beach front. That's never happened before

Malibu homes burned on the beachfront have never happened before? you want to recheck that "fact" or do you need me to fix it for you? you don't have to have a long memory to know that is false. just watch the news this week and you'll hear someone who just lost their house in Malibu talk about the last time they lost their house.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-malibu-wildfire-history/

Rare events can't be prevented. These events are not as rare as being said though. They are regular to the point of literally being seasonal alerts and warnings every single year and in that sense the top priority of public policy should be to prepare for and mitigate the severity and breadth of events as much as possible. I'll stop there, folks here don't like politics, i will only say people should not blindly accept climate change as an excuse for everything they see.

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

Who is going to be WR2 through 4 on Saturday?