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“We can’t even buy the rakes, if we wanted to rake the forest.” @jjreport.bsky.social

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IMTs are quietly talking about what the current political environment means for this year's wildland fire suppression efforts, but it deserves a larger and more public consideration. 1/

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🚨 My new book, The Folly of Realism, comes out in less than one week 🚨 Take a look at the video trailer!

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This episode of Untold Earth on PBS Terra explores the seeming impossibilities behind our planet’s strangest, most unique natural wonders. This is not a forest but a single tree.

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“We’re not necessarily trying to reduce area burned, but we want to reduce the negative consequences of fire,” said wildfire ecologist @firebobbc.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Asked where he sees hope amid the smoke, Mr. Gray said he looks to Indigenous communities across western North America and their efforts to bring back both prescribed and cultural fires to their landscapes. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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"Now is the time for science, not silence." The war on science isn’t just politics, it’s our planet's future & the stakes have never been higher.🦈🪸🌊 As climate scientists, we must advocate & defend evidence-based policy.📄🌏 #ClimateAction #ScienceMatters www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org

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A key federal agency overseeing 15 million acres of public lands in California has halted some critical fire prevention work because of the massive freeze in government funding directed by Donald Trump.

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Never forget that Trump was the culmination of 40 years of stagnant wages, widening inequality, corruption, dog-whistle politics, and economic gains for the rich. If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.

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It may feel like we've seen a lot more wildfire recently, but it's still much less than what those ecosystems have historically produced.

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Confidence is rising that a major storm--including heavy precipitation--may affect SoCal later this week (Thu into Fri). There is still uncertainty, but risk of significant (i.e., more than "nuisance"-level) flash flooding/debris flows in recent wildfire zones is growing. #CAwx

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ibhs.org/lawildfires/

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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www.sciencefriday.com/segments/kar...

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State Farm warns of ‘dire’ financial situation in California, asks for ‘emergency’ rate hike www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...

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"...One big challenge, among many, is that plans like these need to be widely adopted. One home is only as safe as the home next door. “If your neighbor doesn’t do anything, and you do, if that home burns it will create so much radiant heat, yours will burn too,...” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/c...

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The CFSC Seminar Series returns tomorrow, February 4th at 10am PT with Professor Scott Stephens! Join us for the inaugural seminar "Early impacts of fire suppression in Jeffrey pine – Mixed conifer forests in the Sierra San Pedro Martir, Mexico." https://buff.ly/4hxV6W9

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The wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents are demanding answers about the hazards. My colleague Tony Briscoe and I spoke with residents, officials, experts about the hazardous conditions the fires left, and the many unanswered questions www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Disaster evacuations can take much longer than people expect − computer simulations could help save lives and avoid chaos theconversation.com/disaster-eva...

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How is that a deterrent? His actions could very well have led to the deaths of the crew. His actions led to the aircraft being grounded for several days - what were the consequences of that??? www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Residents say patchwork network of public and private alert systems failed to warn them about extent of wildfires www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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In @wwattribution.bsky.social report on the LA wildfires this January we show the frequency and intensity of the atmospheric circulation of the event has increased in winter, raising the risk of weather conditions that drive the spread of wildfire. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

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Climate triple whammy boosted risk of LA fires, study shows

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After a 19th-century treaty left them landless, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is reclaiming their ancestral lands — and their traditional wildfire management practices. nextcity.org/features/whe...

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Ten months on from the shocking discovery that a virus usually carried by wild birds can readily infect cows, at least 68 people in North America have become ill from the pathogen and one person has died https://go.nature.com/3PT5dsY

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Prescribed burning can reduce the severity and amount of smoke from wildfires that burn those areas later on, even when accounting for smoke from the prescribed burns themselves, according to new analysis of California’s record-breaking 2020 fire season from @soa-mazing.bsky.social etal. 🧪

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"#AirPollution and brain damage: what the science says....." Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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"The researchers analyzed more than 60,000 fires detected the Aqua and Terra satellites between 2001 and 2020. Only 3 percent met fast-fire threshold, but these fires caused 89 percent of damage, 66 percent of deaths, and $18.9 billion in suppression costs " earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15368...

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wck.org/news/meal-lo... #LAFires

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Male victimhood ideology driven by perceived status loss, not economic hardship, among South Korean men Research also showed the patterns were absent in women, who displayed much lower levels of victimhood ideology under similar conditions. www.psypost.org/male-victimh...

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"When fire emissions are factored in, the increasing Arctic–Boreal Zone sink is no longer statistically significant..." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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This is what I was writing about 20 years ago as a terrifying but far off prospect, a key tipping point in the climate crisis. Now it’s here. Report by my colleague @patrickgreenfield A third of Arctic’s vast carbon sink now source of emissions, study reveals www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Just spoke with former Officer Mike Fanone about the Biden pardon that covers him and other officers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee. “This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”

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Indigenous fire stewardship quick guide 🌿🔥 📸🧵 All articles can be found at scholarmelinda.com/reading-group #wildfire #goodfire

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1/2 Must shout the images by @reuters.com Ringo Chiu. The lede image on the WaPo link (sorry-no gift link), an incredible composition in the face of flying embers. Those palms trees, so ill suited for #FireCountry, are leaning as they would in a hurricane. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

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Up to 20% of first responders to natural disasters like #wildfires may develop #PTSD. A clinical psychologist explains what to watch for and how to help loved ones experiencing symptoms. https://buff.ly/4jo4QUw #psychology #mentalhealth

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Megadroughts are increasing in frequency and severity worldwide. Continued denial of climate change will have catastrophic consequences for the environment and future generations. 🧪🌱🌍 #soilscience

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The Hollywood Reporter asked for 700 words for a special section on the fires they have just published. Something looking at the fire itself.So I repurposed some sentences on 'fire as biology' and gave the notion a long leash. Alas, the title is not mine. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-n...

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Fwiw, I tried to get more about Yarvin into my critique of Andreessen’s ridiculous “techno-optimism” manifesto: www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/o...

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We've seen a HUGE influx of new users on Bluesky. This platform is growing, and I am excited to be here with you all. Figured I would share my starter pack with some of my favorite accounts! go.bsky.app/6ZPSJH3

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Good to see this. At the time, I called out Büntgen assertions as "superficial" and "naive" (www.varsity.co.uk/news/27665) and "mendacious" (www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...). van Eck et al unpack that nicely here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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If your home was damaged or destroyed by the fires in Los Angeles, you don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone. Here’s what experts advised.

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